At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 12, 2021, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Stone County Sheriff’s Office and the Kimberling City Police Department, responded to an address on Port Holiday Lane 2, in Kimberling City, Missouri, after a call regarding a possible hostage situation.

After several hours of unsuccessful negotiations, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop D SWAT team was requested by the Stone County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, members of the SWAT team made verbal and visual contact with a male subject who had a hostage in the apartment with him. While negotiating with the male suspect, he fired random shots inside the apartment. As troopers were attempting to negotiate, the suspect fired multiple shots. One trooper discharged his Patrol issued firearm and the suspect sustained a single gunshot wound. The Stone County Coroner responded to the scene and pronounced the suspect deceased.

Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control are investigating the incident and the officer involved shooting. Further details cannot be released at this time.
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