Incident
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7-09-2017 Missouri Rolla 0-1
Location
July 09, 2017
Rolla Post OfficeRolla, Missouri
Participants
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Co-worker
- Name: Benedict Benito
- Age: 33
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Suicide^
- Officer Involved Incident
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
- Workplace shooting (disgruntled current or former employee)
Notes
Initial report of hostage situation later retracted; suspect committed suicide by gun during standoff with police.; 37.949674, -91.774769 ;
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Handgun
Sources
District
Congressional District: 8State Senate District: 16
State House District: 121