At least 2 deputies killed, 2 officers injured in southwest Missouri shootings
A manhunt is underway in Missouri after a deputy was shot and killed Monday afternoon.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the alert was issued out of Highlandville following the fatal shooting of a Christian County deputy just before 4 p.m.
The suspect vehicle has been identified as a white 2001 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pickup truck with Missouri license plate 9MGX36.
Authorities said the truck was seen in the area of the shooting and was last reported traveling southbound on U.S. Route 160 from Route HH in Christian County. U.S. 160 runs south through southern Missouri and crosses into north-central Arkansas east of Harrison.
The vehicle is described as having a silver brush guard, a rusted roof, black body trim, tinted rear windows and a three-ball hitch. No suspect description has been released.
Officials are urging anyone who sees the vehicle not to approach it and to call 911 immediately.
“A deputy in my home county was shot and killed today. Erin and I are praying for his family. May justice be swift,” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said in a statement to Fox News Digital.Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., called the shooting “a devastating loss in Christian County.”
