Around 10:30 Wednesday morning members of the Barton and Cedar County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 1000 block of W Dade 72 Road reference an investigation related to a stolen vehicle. The vehicle was located in a barn on the property by a homeowner. Deputies identified the vehicle as the same truck stolen earlier that morning in Barton County.
Members of both Sheriff’s Offices conducted a search of the barn where they located an armed subject and gunfire was exchanged and the subject was shot.
Members immediately began rendering life saving aid, however the subject was pronounced deceased at the scene. No law enforcement members were injured.
The WMSCIIT responded with investigators from the Bates, Cass, and Henry County Sheriff's Office and are working to determine the series of events that led up to the shooting.
The name of the deceased subject is not being released pending notification of next of kin. The investigation is ongoing and more information will be released when available.
