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Gabriel Ramirez

Case from Highlandville, MO dated Feb 23, 2026

Victim Details

Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Ramirez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Highlandville

MO

2026-02-23

30

Gabriel

Ramirez

07/27/2026

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In the late afternoon of February 23, 2026, a routine traffic stop on a rural highway near Highlandville, Missouri, turned into a harrowing and tragic event. Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Ramirez, a 30-year-old United States Army veteran who had been with the Christian County Sheriff's Office for nearly a year, initiated the stop of a truck on State Highway 160 and Route HH. The driver of the truck, later identified as 45-year-old Richard Dean Bird, had reportedly sped past a stopped school bus that wa ...
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  • Police1: Suspect who fatally shot Mo. deputy during traffic stop kills second deputy in shootout
  • https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/featured-stories/missouri-manhunt-ended-after-deadly-shootout/
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