The man shot and killed by Cass County deputies on Wednesday, June 24th, has been identified by the Western Missouri Sheriff’s Critical Incident Team. The man has been identified as 55-year-old Russell Heide of Archie, Missouri.
Heide was
killed in an “exchange of gunfire” on Wednesday just after 8 a.m. when the Cass
County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported disturbance on Dorsett Lane
near East 319th Street, an area in Archie and rural Cass County.
When
deputies arrived, they found an armed man in a driveway, and shots were fired
by both the man and deputies shortly after. Police said that those deputies
attempted to save the man’s life, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. No
deputies were injured in the incident.
At this
time, it remains unclear what exactly led up to the shooting or how many
deputies were involved. The Western Missouri Sheriff’s Critical Incident Team has
taken over the investigation.
