Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Michael Hislope was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend the suspect who had killed Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Ramirez.
Around 4:00 p.m., a man shot and killed Deputy Ramirez during a traffic stop before fleeing. 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 Hislope 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 for an additional crime on February 20, 2026, was killed in return gunfire.
Deputy Hislope was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Christian County Sheriff's Office for over six years.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife, daughter, son, mother, father, two brothers, and three sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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 Hislope gave the Christian County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ozark community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael Hislope served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Michael Hislope 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 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. Michael Hislope's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Hislope Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Hislope is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Michael Hislope was killed by gun; unknown type.
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