At Rest

Deadly force
Deputies were called in reference to a verbal domestic disturbance. After making contact with the caller at a nearby residence, four deputies and a Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper arrived at the home about 6:33 p.m. and were met by an intoxicated man with a shotgun. Officers ordered the man to put down the weapon, but he continued to brandish it, and they shot and killed him.
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