Friday morning around 9:30, officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Wright County Sheriff’s Department and Mountain Grove Police Department were attempting to serve a search warrant at a residence south of Mountain Grove. A male suspect confronted officers in the yard of the residence. This man showed a handgun and, after being told repeatedly to put the gun down, began firing at officers. They returned fire fatally wounding the man. During the exchange, a Wright County deputy sheriff was shot in the leg by the suspect. The Deputy was taken to a Springfield hospital for treatment. No names have been released at this time.
The shooting investigation is being conducted by investigators with the Highway Patrol’s Division Of Drug and Crime Control.
Following the shooting, investigators successfully served the search warrant and found a marijuana growing operation inside the residence, including growing marijuana plants, drying marijuana plants, processed marijuana and an assault-style weapon equipped with a silencer.
