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Matthew Dwayne Schrimsher, 31, was shot and killed at a Ripley County home in Doniphan, Missouri, in the early morning hours of July 31, 2017. A lifelong resident of the Briar area, he was a husband and father. Schrimsher and several children fled from the basement to the main floor; as they came up the stairs, Ruhl followed and fired a shot through the closed basement door, fatally wounding Schrimsher.

Ruhl then fled into nearby woods and fired at an emergency vehicle that responded. He later surrendered and was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child; bond was set at $500,000. An autopsy confirmed a gunshot wound as the cause of death.

Does anyone have information about the household or the events leading up to that night?