A Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation has determined an official cause of death for a Lawson, Missouri, man and 3-year-old child after an incident earlier this month that also left a Ray County deputy injured.The situation began around 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17, when the Lawson Police Department and the Ray County Sheriff’s Office responded to Montgomery Street in Lawson for a domestic disturbance.When they arrived, they were told a man had assaulted a woman and a child was still inside the home.Authorities tried to make contact with the man, later identified as Brett Yager, 26, but he then fired a gun at the officers, striking a Ray County sheriff’s deputy.Officers returned fire and heard more gunfire from the residence. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office Special Tactics and Response Team arrived to assist.Just after 9 p.m., the special response team entered the home, where they found Yager and the 3-year-old dead. …
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