A northeast Missouri shootout with law enforcement has left a suspect dead and an injured officer.

A news release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says the shootout happened Sunday afternoon while officers went inside a Paris home in Monroe County. They were there to find a person of interest in a Ralls County homicide investigation.

When officers entered the home, the man fired gunshots at them – striking a Randolph County deputy. Officers returned fire and then went outside.

Three hours after the call requesting officer help, the Moberly Police Department’s SWAT Team went into the home and found the shooter dead inside, 57-year-old Charles Armour of Paris.

The Randolph County deputy who was shot has non-life-threatening injuries.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigat

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