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. 221
E11101148
November 10, 2011

EMPHASIS: Officer-Involved Shooting In Charleston


On November 8, 2011, at approximately 3:09 p.m., officers from the Charleston Police Department were involved in a fatal shooting.

At the request of the Charleston Police Chief Robert Hearnes, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is conducting an investigation of the officer-involved shooting. Upon completion of the investigation, the final report will be provided to the Mississippi County Prosecuting Attorney for final disposition.

The officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure, pending the outcome of the investigation.

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