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

Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3149
May 21, 2016
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EMPHASIS: Trooper Involved Shooting -- Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Shot While Making Arrest

On Friday, May 20, 2016 at approximately 10:55 p.m., two Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers were attempting to arrest an individual for an active Kansas City, Missouri, municipal warrant (original charge of “obstruct or resist arrest”) at Harrah’s Casino in North Kansas City. A preliminary investigation has revealed the following:

The suspect was originally contacted by Harrah’s Casino security for suspicious behavior near a vehicle.in the parking garage. The suspect was inside of the vehicle on the top level of the parking garage. Security personnel identified the suspect and contacted troopers. A computer check of the suspect revealed an active warrant for his arrest. Two troopers located the suspect near the vehicle on the top level of the casino parking garage to place him under arrest for the warrant. The suspect resisted arrest and a struggle ensued. The suspect displayed a handgun and shot one of the troopers who was attempting to make the arrest. The other trooper on scene shot the suspect. The suspect was taken by ambulance to an area hospital with serious injuries. The trooper who was shot by the suspect was transported to an area hospital for treatment of moderate injuries. The injured trooper is a 26-year-veteran of the Patrol. The trooper who shot the suspect was not injured and is a 19-year-veteran of the Patrol.

The suspect is identified as Ronald R. Morris, 35, of Kansas City, Missouri.

The vehicle the suspect was near in the parking garage was later determined to be stolen out of Kansas City, MO.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug Crime Control, continues to investigate this incident.

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