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
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September 23, 2019
EMPHASIS:
Death Investigation In Gasconade County -- Update
On September 19, 2019, the autopsies of the 37-year-old Monty Jason Barton and four-year-old Bentlee J. Turner were conducted at the University of Missouri, by the Boone County Medical Examiner Office.
The autopsies revealed the cause of death to be a single gunshot wound to the head of the child and a single gunshot wound to the head of the adult. Based upon the result of each autopsy and investigation to date, this is consistent with the homicide of Bentlee J. Turner and self-inflicted gunshot wound of Monty Jason Barton.
The investigation into the circumstances of this incident will continue.
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