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

Troop H Headquarters-3525 North Belt Highway-St. Joseph, MO. 64506


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Sheldon Lyon
816-387-2345
H01134
January 30, 2013

EMPHASIS: Suspect's Identity Revealed


The deceased suspect from the shooting on Monday, January 28, 2013, in Troop H, has been identified as Thomas E. Schroeder, 50, of Omaha, Nebraska. The Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control investigators discovered several driver's licenses and other forms of identification in Schroeder's possession, making a positive identification difficult. Investigators were able to make the correct identification on Tuesday evening after contacting family members.
The investigation continues.
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