55-year-old man shot and killed by Cass County deputies in…

Shooting Archie Missouri in Archie, Missouri: Russell Heide, 55, of Archie, Missouri, was shot and killed by Cass County deputies on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, just after 8 a.m. Deputies responded to a reported disturbance on Dorsett Lane near East 319th Street in Archie and rural Cass County, where they found an armed man in a driveway. An exchange of gunfire occurred between the man and deputies, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene despite deputies' attempts to save his life. No deputies were injured, and the Western Missouri Sheriff's Critical Incident Team is investigating.