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

Troop A Headquarters - 504 S.E. Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO. 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Scott E. Meyer
816-622-0800, ext. 259
A070904
July 2, 2009

EMPHASIS: Identity And Cause Of Death Released In Shooting Incident In Bates County

The subject found deceased in a back room of a residence on County Road 4501 in Bates County has been identified as Douglas S. Miller, 49, of Adrian, Missouri. The subject was located after officers from the Bates County Sheriff’s Department and members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol had attempted to serve a search warrant and gunfire was exchanged. Douglas S. Miller was wanted on a five-count felony warrant out of Pasco County, Florida, and a felony warrant out of Cook County, Illinois.
The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined the cause of death for Douglas S. Miller to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Members of the Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control are investigating this shooting incident.
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