James Wolf

How they died

Deadly force

Two Branson officers shot and killed an unidentified man when he allegedly pointed a gun at them after kidnapping a woman in Hollister and leading police on a car chase. Hollister police had requested the help of Branson police at about 7 a.m. after the man reportedly entered a home, took a woman hostage at gunpoint and drove toward Branson. Also responding were the Taney County Sheriff's Office and the Missouri Highway Patrol. According to police, the man tried to ram a patrol car, then fled on foot after officers disabled his car with spike strips. Police tried unsuccessfully to subdue the man with a Taser. The man ran into the Carson's Country Court mobile home park and crossed the Branson city limit into the county. The man hid behind a large tree and pointed a handgun at the officers, who then shot him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that James Wolf, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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