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
H6419
June 4, 2019
EMPHASIS:
Troop H: Suspect Identified In Officer-Involved Shooting On Interstate 35
At approximately 7 a.m. on May 31, 2019, Missouri state troopers responded to Interstate 35 on a report of shots fired. The suspect shot the occupants of two vehicles traveling northbound on Interstate 35. A trooper located the suspect vehicle and after a short pursuit the suspect fired shots at the trooper who returned fire. The suspect vehicle traveled off the right side of Interstate 35 and overturned. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect has been identified as Julian Santiago-Cruz, 26, of Guadalupe Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Preliminary autopsy results show Julian Santiago-Cruz died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control continues to investigate.
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