Highway 63 lanes reopen after chase that ended in suspect’s death

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Highway 63 near Clark was closed for hours Thursday because of a police response, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Thursday.

The northbound driving lane and both sounthbound lanes had reopened by about 4 p.m., and traffic was moving slowly through the scene.

A Boone County Sheriff's deputy said the scene was connected to another one near Columbia. A sheriff's office spokesman said the suspect is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The suspect allegedly shot two people on Douglas Drive before the chase and fired a shot at a trooper while on the run, Brian Leer of the sheriff's office says.

"Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to a police incident on U.S. 63, at Route P / Route B, near Clark (just north of the Boone / Randolph County line. Please avoid the area and use an alternate route," the patrol wrote in a social media post.

The Patrol later said the chase ended when a trooper used a pit maneuver to stop the suspect's Ford Bronco. Patrol spokesman Sgt. Kyle Green said the suspect fired at officers after losing control of the Bronco, but no officers fired back.

Check back for updates to this developing story.

🚨U.S. 63 Closed in Randolph County🚨

Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to a police incident on U.S. 63, at Route P / Route B, near Clark (just north of the Boone / Randolph County line.

Please avoid the area and use an alternate route. pic.twitter.com/XuQnkjHgb2

— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) May 7, 2026