A man who was killed in DeKalb County over the weekend after police said he pointed a rifle at officers has been identified.

Lionel S. Kerns, 53 of Stewartsville has been identified by the Missouri State Highway Patrol as the suspect who was killed by police.

Sgt. Jake Angle with MSHP said officers with the MSHP and the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Department responded Sunday to a domestic disturbance to US 36 and Thorton Road.

“Upon the officers arrival a white male suspect exited the residence and pointed a rifle at the officers,” Angle said. “The officers ordered the suspect to drop the weapon and the suspect failed to comply, at which time the officers discharged their weapons fatally wounding the suspect.”

The investigation continues by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control and the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Department.