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

Troop G - 1226 W. Bus. 60/63, Willow Springs, MO 65793


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Martin K. Elmore
(417) 469-3121, ext. 3735
G-04132
April 18, 2013

EMPHASIS: Patrol/Texas County Sheriff's Department Investigate Possible Double Homicide


On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at approximately 9 p.m., firefighters from several rural fire departments responded to a structure fire near Tyrone, Missouri, in Texas County. Upon arriving, they discovered the bodies of two individuals on the property. Believing the deaths to be suspicious, firefighters called for a law enforcement response, and the Texas County Sheriff’s Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the residence.

The names of the victims have not yet been released, pending notification of the next-of-kin.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control and Texas County Sheriff's Department has identified a person of interest and continue to investigate.

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