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Repeat offender slays 2 Missouri deputies before dying in shootout, sheriff says
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A routine traffic stop in Christian County, Missouri, turned deadly Monday when Richard Dean Bird, 45, a repeat offender with a history of shooting at law enforcement.
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2 Missouri deputies killed, 2 seriously injured after shooting and manhunt
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Repeat offender slays 2 Missouri deputies before dying in shootout, sheriff says
HIGHLANDVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Two Missouri sheriff’s deputies were fatally shot, one during a traffic stop and the other hours later during an exchange of gunfire
Two Missouri deputies were killed after a career criminal gunman Richard Bird opened fire on officers during a traffic stop, and again during a chaotic manhunt — where the suspect was also shot and killed, according to authorities.
A routine traffic stop in Christian County, Missouri, turned deadly Monday when Richard Dean Bird, 45, a repeat offender with a history of shooting at law enforcement.
Two Missouri sheriff’s deputies were killed and two others were seriously injured after a suspect shot a deputy and later engaged officers in a nine-hour manhunt, according to officials. The incident began Monday at 3:53 p.m.
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