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

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


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Bill Lowe
(816) 622-0800
January 31, 2016
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EMPHASIS: Officer-Involved Shooting


On January 30, 2016, at approximately 10:42 p.m., the Ray County Sheriff’s Office requested the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s assistance with a vehicular pursuit with a stolen vehicle. The Patrol joined the pursuit on MO Highway 210 at 10:46 p.m. As the pursuit entered Clay County, the Ray County Sheriff’s office terminated their involvement. The Missouri State Highway Patrol became the primary pursuing agency and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office assisted. The pursuit continued to the LaBenite access to the Missouri River where the driver of the stolen vehicle partially submerged the vehicle. Preliminary investigation indicates the suspect exited the vehicle and failed to obey several verbal commands from the officers on the scene as he attempted to push the vehicle further into the water. The suspect then put his hands into his sweatshirt. After more than 30 minutes of negotiating, the suspect still had his hands concealed from the officers’ view. A less-lethal bean bag round was fired at the suspect. The suspect was initially stunned by the round, but then turned toward the officers with a hand gun and fired at the officers. Officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy returned fire, striking the suspect. The suspect, Jeremy J. Sinclair, 42, of Tina, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jackson County Medical Examiner.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, along with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the shooting. Agencies involved with this incident include the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, Kansas City [MO] Police Department, Ray County Sheriff’s Office, Independence Police Department, and Sugar Creek Police Department.

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