METH TOWN FAMILY IN MOURNING

A recent story of traffic tragedy, short tempers and more local violence offers insight into a troubled enclave that also confronts rising crime. Take a look at this family sharing their grief in hopes to prevent further carnage:

Independence family still reeling from the pain of shooting that claimed dad's life

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- It was a future stolen in one moment when a 17-year-old shot a man trying to break up a fight over a fender bender. Selfless, always smiling, a family man and father of eight is how people describe 46-year-old Eliud Lisboa.

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