FULTON, Mo. – A South Texas man shot and wounded two deputies during a traffic stop before they returned fire and killed him, authorities said Monday.
The Callaway County deputy initiated a traffic stop around 3:35 a.m. Monday on Interstate 70, the county's sheriff's office said in a news release. A second deputy arrived a short time later.
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Deputies learned that the driver, 37-year-old Jonathan A. Beason from Medina, Texas, had several felony warrants for alleged drug trafficking and assaulting a law officer.
A short time later, deputies notified dispatchers that the man was resisting arrest, and then reported shots fired.
Beason shot the deputies, who returned fire and shot him, said Curtis Hall, the county’s chief deputy.
Beason was pronounced dead at the scene. Both deputies were in stable condition, Hall said. Authorities haven’t released the names of anyone involved.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s division of drug and crime control will investigate the shooting.