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

Troop E Headquarters - 4947 Highway 67 North - Poplar Bluff, MO 63901


News Release

For further information please contact: Trooper Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500, Ext. 3532
03121211
March 12, 2012

EMPHASIS: Suspect Identified In Officer-Involved Shooting



The identity of the suspect who was fatally injured during the officer-involved shooting Saturday evening March 10, 2012 on I-55 in New Madrid County has been established. Michael D. Thomas, 26, of Dallas, Texas died following an exchange of gunfire with Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers. Thomas was wanted for harrassment of a public servant and aggravated assault with a weapon in the state of Texas.

Corporal Shane Stewart was also struck by a bullet during the exchange and continues to recover from his injuries.

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