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Christopher Rudolph

Age : 39

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/27/2022

Location : Highway 47, south of Richwoods

City : Richwoods

County : Washington

State : Missouri

Agency : Washington County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/27/2022, Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies shot and killed 39-year-old Christopher Alan Rudolph after responding to a reported disturbance at a residence on Highway 47 south of Richwoods. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that deputies encountered Rudolph on the front porch holding a weapon.
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The Washington County Sheriff’s Office dispatched deputies to the residence at approximately 7 p.m. The publicly available reporting does not provide details about the original disturbance call, including who called police, what conduct was reported, whether anyone was alleged to have been injured or threatened, or what information deputies had received before arriving.
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According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Corporal Dallas Thompson, deputies arrived and encountered Rudolph standing on the front porch with a weapon in his hand. Deputies ordered Rudolph to put the weapon down. Police alleged that Rudolph did not comply with those commands, after which deputies opened fire and struck him. The available reporting does not specify what type of weapon Rudolph allegedly possessed, whether he pointed it at anyone, whether he advanced toward deputies, or whether he fired any shots.
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After shooting Rudolph, deputies provided first aid and requested emergency medical personnel. EMS personnel arrived and pronounced Rudolph dead at the scene. A woman was also present at the residence but was not physically injured during the encounter.
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Washington County Coroner Steve Hatfield reported that an autopsy was performed two days later. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office requested that the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control conduct the investigation into the deputies’ use of deadly force.
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Rudolph’s obituary confirms his full name as Christopher Alan Rudolph, his birth date as 04/12/1983 and his death on 08/27/2022 at age 39. He was born in Richwoods and was survived by his parents, wife, two daughters and two brothers. His obituary described him as a devoted father whose life centered around his daughters and who enjoyed riding dirt bikes.
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The publicly available record remains limited regarding the critical seconds before deputies fired. The reporting establishes that Rudolph allegedly had a weapon in his hand and did not put it down when commanded, but does not establish that he pointed the weapon at deputies, threatened them with it or fired it. No detailed reconstruction, body-camera footage, prosecutorial decision or subsequent civil litigation concerning the shooting was located in the records reviewed for this update.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
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The Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies who shot Rudolph were not identified in the publicly available records located for this update.

SOURCE LINKS :

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https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/25749181/christopher-alan-rudolph
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https://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting-saturday-in-wash-co/article_4b2592fe-1079-58b7-b13e-d678e1a0636c.html
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https://www.moorefunerals.com/obituaries/rudolph-christopher