Officers from Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A, which includes Pettis County, were given the Meritorious Service Award during a MSHP ceremony April 14, after being involved in a shooting with a suspect accused of murder.
According to reports, on June 1, 2011, a statewide bulletin announced a suspect from St. Joseph was believed to have killed his pregnant wife while his other two children were in the residence. Additional information led authorities to believe the suspect was on Interstate 70 near Concordia.
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