PARIS, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two women were jailed in Randolph County on suspicion of hindering prosecution in a homicide investigation that ended with a man shot dead by law enforcement officers.
Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, Missouri, were arrested Sunday night and booked into the Randolph County Jail, according to online jail records. Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. Justin Dunn confirmed the women’s arrests were related to the death of Charles Armour, 57.
Armour was killed in a shootout with deputies and state troopers Sunday afternoon at a home in Paris, Randolph County Sheriff Andy Boggs said in a statement. Armour had been identified as a person of interest in a homicide investigation out of Ralls County.
Boggs said in a statement that deputies and troopers went into the home Sunday after they were invited in to search. That’s when shots were fired.
A Randolph County deputy was hit by gunfire and flown to a hospital. Boggs wrote that the deputy is expected to make a full recovery after several surgeries.
Charges against Louis and Patty Armour were not available Monday in online court records. Courts were closed for the Columbus Day holiday.