Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Ramirez was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop on State Highway 160 and Route HH near Highlandville around 4:00 p.m.

The suspect fled, and a manhunt ensued. Responding officers found the suspect's truck abandoned near Reeds Spring on State Highway 160. Using the suspect's heat signature, the Missouri State Highway Patrol tracked the suspect in the woods. When they approached the suspect, he fired at officers, striking and killing Deputy Sheriff Michael Hislope with the Christian County Sheriff's Office and wounding two deputies, one with the Christian County Sheriff's Office and the other with the Webster County Sheriff's Office suffered life threatening injuries but are recovering.

The suspect was killed in return fire.

Deputy Ramirez was survived by his wife and two sons. had served with the Christian County Sheriff's Office for almost one year. United States Army, entering service on November 15, 2016. He honorably served in the US Army for 7 years, 8 months, and 8 days, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6) before his separation on July 22, 2024. Interred: Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, California.