Barry County Sheriff's Office, Missouri
End of Watch: Thursday, November 28, 1996
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 52
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 27, 1996
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 2015
Field Deputy Christopher Castetter was shot and killed after responding to a suspicious vehicle call.
The operator of the vehicle had just assaulted his girlfriend and was waiting for her to return home. As Deputy Castetter pulled up the subject opened the door to his patrol car and shot him in the head.
The subject was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in June 1999. He was executed by lethal injection on March 17th, 2015.
Deputy Castetter had served with the Barry County Sheriff's Office for two years. He is survived by his wife and three children.