MSHP: Stolen gun found near suspect killed by Clay County deputy

Authorities on Friday continued to investigate what prompted a metro-wide crime spree that ended in a deadly deputy-involved shooting in Clay County .

41 ACTION NEWS.A METRO-WIDE CRIMESPREE ENDS WHEN ADEPUTY SHOOTS ANDKILLS THE SUSPECT.NOW -- WE'RE LEARNINGNEW DETAILS --INCLUDING WHY HE MAYHAVE NOT BEENALLOWED TO BUY A GUNUSED IN THE CRIMES.INVESTIGATOR ANDYALCOCK DUG DEEPER INTOTHIS CASE.ANDY?THE SUSPECT IS 26 YEAROLD JEFFREY DALEMILLSAP.IT ALL STARTEDYESTERDAY MORNING INLIBERTY.INVESTIGATORS ANDEYEWITNESSES SAYMILLSAP TRIED TO BUY AGUN AT THE ACADEMYSPORTS STORE.WHEN HE COULDN'T BUYIT, HE STOLE IT AT KNIFEPOINT.

STOLE IT AT KNIFEINVESTIGATORS SAYMILLSAP THEN WENT TO ACAR DEALERSHIP ININDEPENDENCE WHERE HEWAS A PAST CUSTOMER.THERE, POLICE SAY HEOPENED FIRE, CRITICALLYINJURING AN EMPLOYEE.A CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'SDEPUTY AND A KEARNEYPOLICE OFFICER SPOTTEDMILLSAP IN KEARNEY.ACCORDING TO POLICE,THEY FOLLOWED MILLSAPA SHORT DISTANCE TO HISHOME WHERE ONLY THESHERIFF'S DEPUTYOPENED FIRE, KILLINGMILLSAP.TODAY WE LEARNED THEGUN MILLSAP IS ACCUSEDOF STEALING WASRECOVERED NEAR HISBODY.IT'S UNCLEAR AT THISPOINT IF MILLSAP SHOT ATPOLICE OR REACHED FORA WEAPON.A NEARBY NEIGHBORTOLD US SHE HEARD WHATSOUNDED LIKE A BURST OFFIRECRACKERS...ANDLATER LEARNED IT WASGUNFIRE.SHE COULDN'T SAY IF ITSOUNDED LIKE MORE THANONE GUN OR NOTTHE NEIGHBOR ALSO SAIDMILLSAP'S FATHER SPOKETO HER THIS MORNING.SHE SAID MILLSAP'SFATHER WAS CONFUSEDABOUT WHY IT ALLHAPPENED AND ASKEDFOR PRIVACY WHILE HEMOURNS FOR HIS SON..COURT RECORDSINDICATE MILLSAP DOESHAVE ONE PAST FELONYCONVICTION IN TEXAS FORASSAULT ON A PUBLICSERVANT IN 2016.IT MAY EXPLAIN WHY HEWAS UNABLE TO BUY THEGUN HE'S ACCUSED OFSTEALING.THE DEPUTY WHO SHOTAND KILLED MILLSAP IS ANARMED FORCES VETERANWHO'S NOW ONADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE,PENDING THE OUTCOMEOF THE SHOOTINGINVESTIGATION.LIVE IN THE NEWSRO