Woman airlifted to Springfield with gunshot wound, Webb City woman charged with assault

 A Webb City woman called 911 and admitted so shooting another woman, according to a probable cause statement filed Tuesday in Jasper County Circuit Court.

The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged Tammy Kay Lynch (DOB 1969) with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action.

She is being held without bond.

The victim was flown to a Springfield hospital with what the probable cause statement described as "life-threatening injuries."

From the probable cause statement:

On 04-20-2026 at 11:46pm officers responded to 218 North Madison St Apt C for a medical call. As
officers were enroute to the location the victim, Cathy Beck, told dispatch she had been shot with a
firearm. 

Officer Love located Beck on scene bleeding profusely and applied a tourniquet to Beck's left arm to stop the bleeding. The suspect, Tammy Lynch, was located on scene and taken into custody.

After gathering statements from Beck, officers learned this incident started from a verbal argument. Beck stated she had a verbal argument with Lynch due to accusations that Lynch stole items from
Beck while she was away in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Beck stated Lynch told her to come back over to her apartment. When Beck walked toward Lynch's back door, Lynch was holding a firearm and had it pointed at Beck. After some continued verbal argument, Lynch fired three rounds at Beck.

Before officers arrived on scene, Lynch called 911 and told dispatch she shot Beck with a firearm. The 911 recording has been placed into evidence. 

Three casings, a flattened bullet, two sets of 9mm bullet remains, a Glock 43 9mm handgun, a Glock magazine, and an unused 9mm bullet were located on scene and collected. Beck told officers Lynch fired three rounds at her and two of the rounds struck her.

Beck was transported to a local hospital by ambulance. Beck was immediately taken into emergency
surgery along with a blood transfusion. Due to the severity of Beck's injuries, she was life-flighted to a hospital in Springfield, Missouri.

The case was investigated by the Webb City Police Department.