Roll of Honor
Incident
Field Deputy Christopher Castetter was shot and killed after responding to a suspicious vehicle call. The operator of the vehicle had just assaulted his girlfriend and was waiting for her to return home. As Deputy Castetter pulled up the subject opened the door to his patrol car and shot him in the head. The subject was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in June 1999. He was executed by lethal injection on March 17th, 2015. Deputy Castetter had served with the Barry County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Field Deputy Castetter gave the Barry County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cassville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Field Deputy Castetter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Field Deputy Christopher Lee Castetter is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Barry County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Lee Castetter's cause is highlighted.
How Christopher Lee Castetter Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 2015
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Lee Castetter is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Christopher Lee Castetter was killed by handgun.
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