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
F190903
September 17, 2019

EMPHASIS: Death Investigation In Gasconade County

At 8:13 p.m., on Monday, September 16, 2019, the Belle Police Department notified the Missouri State Highway Patrol of a missing four-year-old male from Belle, Missouri. The child had reportedly been with a 37-year-old male family friend since the morning hours of Sunday, September 15, 2019.

At 11:30 p.m., on September 16, officers located the male’s vehicle on Valentine Ford Road near Missouri Route A in Gasconade County. Further investigation revealed the male and child deceased nearby.

Autopsies will be conducted at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

An ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths is being conducted by investigators of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, the Belle Police Department, Osage County Sheriff’s Department, and Gasconade County Sheriff’s Department.

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