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MO MSHP Trooper & Carter County Deputy Reportedly Shot Near Van Buren Friday

CARTER COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a Carter County Sheriff’s deputy and a MSHP trooper were shot Friday morning, Aug. 16.

MSHP Sgt. Clark Parrott said a suspect shot at law enforcement on Rte. M.

According Parrott, the deputy was shot in the leg, groin and chest.

Emergency crews are on the scene with the deputy.

The trooper was shot in the shoulder and vest.

That officer is expected to survive.

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GEo quick facts: Carter County is a county in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,265. The county seat is Van Buren. The county was officially organized on March 10, 1859, and is named after Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler who came to Missouri from South Carolina in 1812 – Wikipedia.

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