Local Mother Of Three Killed In Hit-And-Run, Suspect Under Investigation

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. — A local mother has been pronounced dead after an apparent hit-and-run on Sunday evening.

According the Stover Police Department and the Morgan County Sheriff's Department, 28-year-old Candice Akin of Stover was struck while walking to a convenient store the evening of Sunday, Oct. 28. The vehicle then left the scene.

Law enforcement were called the Phillips 66 gas station on 4th Street around 11 p.m. on Oct. 28, where they reportedly found Akin lying in a driveway. She was flown by Staff For Life to the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

Stover Police Chief Trampus Jackson reported that Akin suffered a critical brain injury. According to a family member, brain-death was declared Oct. 29 at 5:47 p.m. Akin is an organ donor and will be kept on life-support until her vital organs have been donated, the family member told LakeExpo.com.

The Morgan County Sheriff's Department reported surveillance footage from the scene allowed officers to identify a vehicle and suspect. Around 10 a.m. on Oct. 31 the department announced that they had made contact with the the suspect and were investigating.

Candy Akin leaves behind three children. A Go-Fund-Me account has been set up to help the family pay for funeral expenses.