Officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Randolph County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed the suspect in a Ralls County homicide on Sunday, according to new information the sheriff’s office released Monday about the shooting.
The Highway Patrol issued a news release Sunday that said officers were trying to find a person of interest in a Ralls County homicide at a house in Paris, Missouri. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that troopers and a Randolph County deputy were invited into the residence to look for the person of interest. While they were inside, they exchanged gunfire with 57-year-old Charles Armour of Paris.
The Randolph County deputy was struck by gunfire and Armour was shot and killed, officials said. Armour was the person of interest in connection to a fatal shooting in Monroe City.
Deputy’s condition
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said the deputy who was struck by gunfire was transported to the Randolph County Ambulance District after the shooting and life flighted to an area hospital.
The deputy went underwent multiple surgeries and is expected to make a full recovery, according to the sheriff’s office.
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“I want to personally thank everyone who prayed for my deputy, the deputy’s family and law enforcement in this dark time,” Sheriff Andy Boggs wrote in a Facebook post. “We are forever grateful that the deputy will be able to return home to his family.”
Ralls County death investigation
Armour was the person of interest in connection to a fatal shooting near Monroe City in Ralls County, according to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office.
The Ralls County Sheriff’s Office posted a news release to Facebook Sunday that said deputies were dispatched to a rural address outside Monroe City for a report of a possible shooting.
Deputies found an adult man deceased with an apparent gunshot wound, and they contacted the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control, according to the news release.