For further information please contact: Sergeant Paul J. Reinsch
(573) 751-1000
April 2, 2012
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EMPHASIS: Officer Involved Shooting In Callaway County

At approximately 6:00 a.m., officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Callaway County Sheriff's Office responded to a disturbance at the Green Meadows Trailer Park located near Fulton, MO. The initial report stated a subject was inside the trailer park firing a weapon into the air.

After officers arrived, they located a subject, later identified as Timothy E. Simpson, 34, Williamsburg, MO, carrying a weapon. Mr. Simpson first pointed his weapon at himself and then in the direction of officers. The officers fired and fatally injured Mr. Simpson. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiner.

The investigation is being conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Callaway County Sheriff's Office.

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