MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop H Headquarters-3525 North Belt-St. Joseph, MO 64506
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Jacob P. Angle
(816) 387-2345, ext. 3847
H31918
March 19, 2018
EMPHASIS:
Officer Involved Shooting In Daviess County
At 10:46 a.m. on Monday, March 19, 2018, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department advised Troop H Headquarters of a theft in progress at a residence in Ridgeway, Missouri. The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department provided a description of a vehicle involved in the incident and advised the suspect vehicle was southbound on Interstate 35. A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper observed a vehicle matching the suspect vehicle description southbound on Interstate 35. While attempting to overtake the suspect vehicle, the trooper observed the vehicle exit Interstate 35 and travel westbound on Route N in Daviess County. The trooper overtook the suspect vehicle and observed it slide through the intersection of Route N and US 69 and crash into a ditch. Preliminary investigations revealed the male driver and a female occupant fled the vehicle with the trooper pursuing on foot. The male suspect fired shots at the trooper. The trooper returned fire striking the suspect who was subsequently taken into custody. The female subject was apprehended a short time later.
The suspect has been transported by ambulance to a Kansas City area hospital. Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control and Daviess County Sheriff’s Department are on scene conducting the investigation into the shooting.
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