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DDCC02-07

February 7, 2005



EMPHASIS: Death investigation of Sheriff George Brooks, Cole County





Captain Ronald K. Replogle, Director of Division of Drug and Crime Control, (DDCC), reports the results of the death investigation of Cole County Sheriff George Brooks. On January 11, 2005 investigators of the Missouri State Highway Patrol began an investigation into the death of Sheriff George Brooks, who was found deceased inside the garage of his Cole County, Missouri home, suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head. The findings of this investigation revealed that Sheriff Brooks took his own life using his service weapon. There was no evidence of foul play and these findings were corroborated by an autopsy conducted by the Boone County Medical Examiner’s Office.