Springfield police fatally shoot armed man at Tom Watkins Park

Springfield police say officers fatally shot an armed man Wednesday afternoon at Tom Watkins Park.

Police say they have been known as to the park on Excessive Road in northwest Springfield at about 1:45 p.m. to examine the well-being of a suicidal man.

When officers arrived, police say the person pulled a gun from his waistband and pointed it on the officers. When the person didn’t adjust to officers telling him to drop the gun, officers fired a number of photographs on the man, killing him, in accordance with a information launch from the Springfield Police Division.

The deceased was recognized as Justin M. Barker, 33, from Springfield.

The information launch says the 4 officers concerned within the capturing have been positioned on administrative go away pending an inside investigation.  The outcomes of a concurrent felony investigation will probably be offered to the Greene County Prosecutor’s Workplace for willpower of whether or not costs needs to be filed.

A number of patrol autos responded to the scene on Wednesday afternoon, and police taped off a big part of the center of the park as they started their investigation.

Anybody with info on this case is requested to contact the Springfield Police Division at 417-864-1810 or make an nameless name to Crime Stoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477).

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