Manhunt underway after Missouri deputy slain, suspect’s truck spotted heading toward Arkansas border

A manhunt is underway successful Missouri aft a lawman was changeable and killed Monday afternoon.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the alert was issued retired of Highlandville pursuing the fatal shooting of a Christian County lawman conscionable earlier 4 p.m. 

The fishy conveyance has been identified arsenic a achromatic 2001 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pickup motortruck with Missouri licence sheet 9MGX36.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued a Blue Alert for a achromatic 2001 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pickup truck, Missouri licence sheet 9MGX36, aft a Christian County lawman was fatally changeable adjacent Highlandville. (Missouri State Highway Patrol Facebook)

Authorities said the motortruck was seen successful the country of the shooting and was past reported traveling southbound connected U.S. Route 160 from Route HH successful Christian County. U.S. 160 runs southbound done confederate Missouri and crosses into north-central Arkansas eastbound of Harrison.

The conveyance is described arsenic having a metallic brushwood guard, a rusted roof, achromatic assemblage trim, tinted rear windows and a three-ball hitch. No fishy statement has been released.

Officials are urging anyone who sees the conveyance not to attack it and to telephone 911 immediately.

"A lawman successful my location region was changeable and killed today. Erin and I are praying for his family. May justness beryllium swift," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said successful a connection to Fox News Digital.

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., called the shooting "a devastating nonaccomplishment successful Christian County."

"As section instrumentality enforcement works to bring the fishy to justice, my prayers are with the deputy’s loved ones and those who served enarthrosis to enarthrosis with him to support Missouri safe," Schmitt wrote successful station connected X.

Missouri State Rep. Jamie Ray Gragg besides shared a connection connected Facebook pursuing the shooting.

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A spot for the Missouri State Highway Patrol, worn by an officer (Jordyn Noennig / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY Network / USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images)

"My bosom is breached for our deputy’s family. While they understood that this assemblage carries risk, senseless acts similar this are beyond comprehension," Gragg wrote.

He asked the assemblage to articulation him successful praying for the deputy’s household and friends, arsenic good arsenic for instrumentality enforcement officers "working tirelessly to find this idiosyncratic portion grieving astatine the aforesaid time," adding that helium hopes the concern ends peacefully "with nary further bloodshed."

Blue Alerts are akin to Amber Alerts successful that they are designed to rapidly notify the public. However, a Blue Alert is issued erstwhile a fishy is believed to person earnestly injured oregon killed a instrumentality enforcement serviceman and whitethorn airs an ongoing threat.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Christian County Sheriff’s Office for comment.

Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime. Send communicative tips to [email protected].

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