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

Troop F Headquarters - 2920 North Shamrock Road - Jefferson City, MO 65102


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Scott White
573-751-1000
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January 19, 2017

EMPHASIS: Update To Officer-Involved Shooting In Columbia

On January 19, 2017, an autopsy of Troy Bateman, 35, of Marshall, MO, was conducted at the University of Missouri, by the Boone County Medical Examiner Office.

The autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a single contact gunshot wound of the head. Based upon this autopsy and investigation to date this is consistent with a self-inflicted injury.

Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control are continuing to investigate the incident.



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