MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, Missouri 63552
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B17013
January 11, 2017
EMPHASIS:
Suspect Identified In Moberly Officer-Involved Shooting
At approximately 1:30 p.m., on January 10, 2017, a Moberly police officer was called for a “keep the peace” request at the residence of 406 West Carpenter Street in Moberly, Missouri. While at the residence, a white male subject began acting erratically and approached the officer with a knife in a threatening manner. The officer discharged his firearm and the subject was shot.
The suspect has been identified as Joseph Ritter, 37, of Moberly, Missouri. Ritter was transported to the University Medical Center in Columbia, Missouri, where he is listed in serious but stable condition. The Moberly police officer was not injured.
The investigation is ongoing by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control.
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