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A 78-year-old woman from Sunrise Beach, Missouri, died after experiencing an unknown medical event while lowering a boat into the Lake of the Ozarks. The incident occurred when the woman was pulling the trailer out of the water, causing the Jeep she was in to go back into the lake. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the incident, which marks their 32nd fatal crash of 2023.
A suspect, Thomas Varvera Jr., wanted for injuring an officer in a shootout in Troy, Missouri, has been captured by authorities after setting his home on fire and fleeing on foot. The officer's condition has not been released. A Blue Alert was issued to aid in locating the suspect.
Two people have died and one person has been injured in a small plane crash at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The crash occurred shortly after the plane departed from Grand Glaize Airport, and the wreckage was found in a treeline near an old golf course. The Osage Beach Fire Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol are investigating the incident, and the Federal Aviation Administration has been notified. The identities of those on board have not been released.
The Missouri Highway Patrol has canceled an AMBER Alert in Polk County, Missouri, after two abducted children were located and found to be safe. The children were taken from a home in Morrisville by Thomas Wahlert, but investigators were able to locate them within an hour of issuing the alert.
Two people have died and two others were injured in a shooting involving a Kansas City police officer. The incident occurred at 31st and Van Brunt, and the Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating. It is unclear who fired the shots or what led up to the shooting. No officer was injured, and a gun was recovered from the scene that did not belong to the officer. The identities of the deceased have not been released.
James K. Heitman, an assistant circuit attorney in St. Louis, died in a fiery car crash on I-270 in south St. Louis County. Heitman, 32, struck the rear of one of the three vehicles in the third lane, causing a chain reaction and starting a fire that engulfed three of the vehicles. One driver suffered minor injuries, while two drivers were uninjured.