Man shot, killed by Butler County deputy during domestic disturbance

FOX23 News at 9 p.m.

BUTLER COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) — A man was shot and killed by a Butler County sheriff’s deputy Monday afternoon after allegedly pointing a rifle at the deputy during a domestic disturbance, according to Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs.

Dobbs confirmed deputies responded to a domestic disturbance in the Stringtown area of western Butler County around 3:07 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19.

According to Dobbs, the first deputy to arrive was confronted by a man armed with a rifle.

The deputy opened fire after the man allegedly refused to stop pointing the weapon at him.

The man was struck by gunfire and killed.

Dobbs said he requested assistance from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control to conduct an independent investigation into the shooting.

The investigation remains ongoing.