MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney, Springfield, Missouri 65803
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant John H. Lueckenhoff
417-359-1500, Ext. 4560
DS972016
September 7, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Subject Shot At Conclusion Of Aurora Police Pursuit Identified
On Wednesday, August 31, 2016, an Aurora Police Department officer pursued a vehicle from Aurora, Missouri, into Barry County. The pursuit ended along Barry County Road 1165 near McDowell after Thomas E. Sekscinski, 38, of Aurora, Missouri, turned down a private lane. After the officer stopped and exited his vehicle, Sekscinski turned around and drove toward the officer. As the vehicle was approaching the officer, the officer discharged his weapon striking Sekscinski. Sekscinski was transported to Cox South hospital in Springfield, Missouri, where he succumbed to his injuries on September 6, 2016. The investigation is ongoing by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control.
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