MO Officer Christopher Walsh ID’d As 1 Of 5 Shot Dead Sunday Night At Springfield Kum & Go

SPRINGFIELD, MO. (THECOUNT) — Springfield, Missouri police officer, Christopher Walsh, has been identified as one of five victims in a Sunday night shooting at a Springfield Kum & Go gas station market,

Five people, including Walsh, were shot dead overnight at a Kum & Go gas station. The shooter is said to be among the dead.

Walsh was shot and killed while responding to the shooting on E. Chestnut near U.S. 65. Officer Josiah Overton was also shot and wounded.

Officials say, three civilians were found dead inside the store. The shooter, who has not been identified, who was also found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. One other victim is alive and being treated at the hospital, reports WTVM.

Walsh had been with SPD for three-and-a-half years and was a U.S. Army veteran. Overton has been with the police department for two years.

Police have not yet identified the other victims.

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