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

Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney, Springfield, Missouri 65803


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant John H. Lueckenhoff
417-359-1500, Ext. 4560
DS9162016
September 16, 2016

EMPHASIS: Homicide Investigation In Lawrence County

At approximately 9:08 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2016, a Mount Vernon police officer was on patrol, checking the Spirit of 76 park in Mount Vernon, Missouri. The officer located what appeared to be an abandoned vehicle in the park, and upon closer observation located a deceased male subject inside the vehicle. The victim has been identified as Timothy A. Goodman, 49, Mount Vernon, Missouri. Preliminary evidence indicates this is an isolated incident, and there appears to be no threat to the public. At the request of the Mount Vernon chief of police, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control is handling the investigation.

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