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
F170103
January 19, 2017
EMPHASIS:
Suspect Identified In Columbia Officer-Involved Shooting
At approximately 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, officers with the Columbia Police Department attempted to stop a black sedan on North Oakland Gravel Road east of Alfalfa Drive in Columbia, MO. Once the vehicle came to a stop, two females exited the vehicle, and a suspect fired one shot from inside. Two Columbia police officers discharged their firearms and a male suspect was found deceased inside the vehicle. Neither the officers nor anyone else was injured.
The male suspect has been identified as Troy Bateman, 35, from Marshall, MO. Bateman was being sought by law enforcement authorities regarding an active parole violation warrant for burglary. Bateman was also wanted for questioning in reference to the assault on a law enforcement officer after exchanging gunfire with a Missouri state trooper in Saline County, MO, on January 13, 2017, and fleeing the scene.
The investigation is ongoing by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control.
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