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
D812016-2
August 1, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Victims In Lockwood Shooting Identified
The Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control is currently investigating a shooting which occurred at Prairie Mountain Screening this morning in Lockwood, Missouri. The identity of the victims are as follows:
Michael John Galer, Jr., 64, of Lockwood, Missouri, and Krista Lauren Gerster, 28, of Lockwood, Missouri, were both shot at the business located at 509 West 4th Street, Lockwood, Missouri.
Donald Shawn Hembree, 41, Greenfield, Missouri, was shot at by the same suspect at the intersection of US 160 and Dade County Road 81 prior to the incident at the business. Hembree’s vehicle was struck by gunfire, but he was not struck by the rounds fired.
This investigation is ongoing, and the identity of the suspect is pending issuance of an arrest warrant by the Dade County Prosecuting Attorney tomorrow morning.
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