MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop F Headquarters - 2920 North Shamrock Road - Jefferson City, MO 65102


News Alert

For further information please contact: Sergeant Paul J. Reinsch
(573) 751-1000
May 24, 2012
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EMPHASIS: Pursuit And Attempted Suicide


At approximately 2:49 pm, on May 24, 2012, a Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper attempted to stop a vehicle on Missouri Route F in Callaway County for traffic charges. The subject refused to stop and a short pursuit ensued. The subject pulled into a driveway on County Road 259 and shot himself with a firearm. The subject was transported with non-life threatening injuries to University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

The incident is being investigated by the Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control. There were no other injuries in the incident.

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