Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Ramirez was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop on State Highway 160 and Route HH near Highlandville around 4:00 p.m.
The suspect fled, and a manhunt ensued. Responding officers found the suspect's truck abandoned near Reeds Spring on State Highway 160. Using the suspect's heat signature, the Missouri State Highway Patrol tracked the suspect in the woods. When they approached the suspect, he fired at officers, striking and killing Deputy Sheriff Michael Hislope with the Christian County Sheriff's Office and wounding two deputies, one with the Christian County Sheriff's Office and the other with the Webster County Sheriff's Office.
The suspect, a convicted felon who had posted bail on February 20, 2026, for an additional crime, was killed in return gunfire.
Deputy Ramirez was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Christian County Sheriff's Office for almost one year.
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- September 9, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Ramirez served with the Christian County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Ozark community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Gabriel Ramirez served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Ramirez is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.
In MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Christian County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gabriel Ramirez's cause is highlighted.
How Gabriel Ramirez Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Gabriel Ramirez is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Gabriel Ramirez was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
Military Service
Gabriel Ramirez served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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