Missouri suspect taken into custody after deputy fatally shot, ending manhunt

A fishy was taken into custody connected Tuesday successful transportation with the fatal shooting of a Missouri deputy, according to officials.

Richard Dean Bird, 45, was apprehended aboriginal Tuesday greeting pursuing the fatal shooting of a Christian County lawman that occurred soon earlier 4 p.m. Monday, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said connected societal media.

The incidental triggered a manhunt for the suspect, who was considered to beryllium equipped and dangerous.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol described the fishy arsenic a bald achromatic antheral with brownish eyes lasting astir 5 feet 6 inches gangly and weighing astir 145 pounds.

Richard Dean Bird, 45, was apprehended pursuing the fatal shooting of a Christian County deputy. (Missouri State Highway Patrol)

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

The motortruck was seen successful the country of the shooting and was aboriginal 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.

"Truck has been located," the Stone County Sheriff's Office, which assisted successful the search, wrote Monday nighttime connected X.

Several lawmakers earlier reacted to the decease of the deputy.

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)

"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., said the incidental was "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 connected X.

Missouri State Rep. Jamie Ray Gragg said connected Facebook: "My bosom is breached for our deputy’s family. While they understood that this assemblage carries risk, senseless acts similar this are beyond comprehension."

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Missouri State Highway Patrol described the fishy arsenic a bald achromatic antheral with brownish eyes who stands astatine astir 5'6" and astir 145 pounds. (Jordyn Noennig / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY Network / USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images)

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Blue Alerts similar the 1 initially issued successful this case, 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.

"Blue Alert cancelled. Suspect successful custody," the Missouri State Highway Patrol said connected X aboriginal Tuesday.

Fox News' Stepheny Price contributed to this report.

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