A Missouri State Highway Patrol(MSHP) Trooper shot and killed a man who they say pointed a gun at the trooper in West Sullivan, Mo., Wednesday, a highway patrol official said.
According to a MSHP official, the trooper was making a traffic stop near the 1600 block of South Service Road along Interstate 44 just after 5 p.m. when the suspect jumped out of the car and ran away.
The trooper chased the man behind a building, and when he caught up to him, the man pulled a gun and pointed it at the officer. That's when the officer shot him.
The man, 44-year-old Joseph Weatherby, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. He was later declared dead.
An autopsy was scheduled for Thursday in Columbia, Mo.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
