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
DS8312016
August 31, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Officer-Involved Shooting In Barry County
At approximately 2:19 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, the Aurora Police Department notified Troop D of a pursuit involving one of their officers and a possible stolen vehicle. The pursuit continued into Barry County onto County Road 1165 near McDowell, Missouri. After the subject turned down a private lane, the officer stopped and exited his vehicle. The subject turned around and was driving toward the officer when the officer discharged his weapon striking the subject. The officer took the subject into custody and rendered first aid until medical personnel arrived. The subject was transported to Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, for treatment of serious injuries; the officer was uninjured. The Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating the incident at the request of the Aurora chief of police.
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