KIRKWOOD, Mo. — The police officer who allegedly fired shots at a Halloween event in Kirkwood is no longer employed by the St. Louis County Police Department.
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Matthew McCulloch, 39, was charged with five counts of armed criminal action, four counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count each of unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree terrorist threat. Police said he fired shots Sunday at a Halloween event for elementary school students in Kirkwood.
Police sources confirmed to 5 On Your Side's Christine Byers that McCulloch resigned last week. When asked Monday whether McCulloch had resigned, the department said he was "no longer employed by our Department."
On Tuesday, McCulloch was arraigned in a St. Louis County courtroom. His attorney, Brian Millikan, entered a not-guilty plea on McCulloch's behalf.
He remains in custody and will have a bond hearing date on Friday, Oct. 27.
McCulloch has been a St. Louis County police officer since 2017 and is also the son of former St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert "Bob" McCulloch. He is also the nephew of St. Charles County Prosecutor Joe McCulloch.
Court documents summarize the incident as follows:
At around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, McCulloch began harassing people during a trunk-or-treat event for Tillman Elementary students on the North Kirkwood Middle School campus. Hundreds of parents and children were there.
McCulloch "aggressively approached" several attendees and made statements such as "You are all going to die," according to the documents. At one point, he threatened a woman whose husband then pushed him in the chest and shoved him to the ground.
McCulloch fell "while surrounded by hundreds of children, stood up, pulled up his shirt to display a handgun and badge, then began firing his weapon in an upward direction approximately a dozen times while shouting that the attendees would die," according to court documents.
Kirkwood police confirmed McCulloch was there with his family.
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