Law enforcement vehicles block Y Highway at night with emergency lights flashing across the road.

My Neighbor Shot Four Officers Last Night and Stone County Woke Up Different

A quiet stretch of Y Highway in Stone County turned into a roadblock under flashing lights after my neighbor, Richard Bird, shot four officers, killing two and wounding two. I was stuck near Reeds Spring as helicopters and drones swept the woods. Here’s what that night revealed about sin, brokenness, and the urgent hope of the gospel.