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Prosecutor to decide soon if trooper will face charges

MSHP purpleJACKSON, Mo. (AP) — A southeast Missouri prosecutor is expected to decide as early as this week whether a state trooper should face charges in the shooting death of a suspect.

Jeffrey Darrell Hobbs of Neelys Landing was fatally shot by a trooper on April 29, following a confrontation after a traffic stop.

The shooting led to an investigation by the Cape Girardeau County Coroner’s office.

Cape Girardeau County prosecutor Chris Limbaugh received the coroner’s report on Friday, and is reviewing it. The report includes toxicology results for both the trooper and Hobbs. Limbaugh and Coroner John Clifton declined comment on results of the testing.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has not released the name of the trooper, a 15-year veteran of the patrol.

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