MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop F Headquarters - 2920 North Shamrock Road - Jefferson City, MO 65102
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Scott B. White
573-751-1000
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May 29, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Death Investigation Being Conducted in Moniteau County
On May 28, 2016, at the request of Tipton Police Chief Edward Wiecken
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members of the Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, Troop F, began conducting an investigation into the death of Robert Ashbaugh, 18, of Tipton, Missouri.
On Saturday evening, May 28, 2016, at approximately 11:20 p.m. officers responded to 420 Railroad Avenue, in Tipton, Missouri, in reference to a person suffering a gunshot wound. Officers of the Tipton Police Department arrived at the residence minutes after receiving the call and it was determined Mr. Ashbaugh was deceased.
Preliminary investigation indicates Mr. Ashbaugh was shot by an acquaintance during horseplay involving a firearm. Mr. Ashbaugh was transported to the University of Missouri Hospital, in Columbia, Missouri, at the request of the Moniteau County Coroner pending an autopsy.
No other people were injured in the shooting and no arrests were made at the scene. This investigation is continuing by the Division of Drug and Crime Control.
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