Guardswoman killed in accident identified

DE SOTO, Mo. -- The Missouri National Guard member killed in an accident earlier this week at an eastern Missouri armory has been identified. The victim was Sgt. Elly A. Magruder, 25, of Hillsboro. She was fatally injured Tuesday as she and another Guard member unloaded a 10-ton capacity jack from the rear of a pickup at an armory in De Soto. The jack slipped and a portion of the handle struck Magruder, causing a severe laceration on the side of her neck, De Soto police chief Don Kraher said. Magruder was a member of the Missouri Army National Guard for more than four years.

The National Guard is reviewing how the accident happened.