Thursday, June 2, 2011

St. Joseph, MO: Suspect in wife's killing dies after chase in western Missouri

ST. JOSEPH, MO. • Authorities in western Missouri say a man suspected of killing his wife in St. Joseph, Mo., has died following a chase and shootout about 100 miles away.

But it was not clear Wednesday night whether the man killed himself or was shot by law enforcement officers in a shootout along U.S. Highway 65 south of Marshall.

Police told the St. Joseph News-Press that Amanda Arnold, 27, was killed Wednesday afternoon in an apparent domestic dispute. Police began looking for a pickup belonging to the husband, Ty Arnold, 28.

About 4 p.m., authorities in Lafayette County reported a dark blue pickup heading east on Interstate 70, about 50 miles east of Kansas City. Other officers picked up the chase and followed the truck north on Highway 65, where the shootout took place.

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