Update: Two Hermann officers were transported to area hospitals after being shot but one succumbed to his injuries. Detective Sergeant Mason Griffith was identified as the officer killed and the other named officer is said to be in stable condition.
Hermann Police Department Detective Sergeant Mason Griffith pic.twitter.com/X69sFHTybp
— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) March 13, 2023
According to News 4, one of the officers was shot in the head and another in the chest.
Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
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Missouri authorities are asking community members to watch for a man suspected of shooting two police officers Sunday night in eastern Missouri.
Kenneth Lee Simpson, 35, allegedly shot two police officers at about 9:19 p.m. Sunday at a Casey’s gas station at 811 Market Street in Hermann, just south of the Missouri River, and between Columbia and St. Louis, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Simpson then fled the scene and barricaded himself in a home just across the street from Casey’s authorities said.
A standoff ensued Sunday night as officers prepared to breach the home.
Here is a good look at the SWAT team in front of the house on Market in Hermann, MO. @KMOV
— Alex Gaul (@AlexGaulTV) March 13, 2023
We are being moved off the scene by Gasconade Co. Sheriff, who confirm the standoff is still going.
Police believe the suspect accused of shooting two local officers last night is inside. pic.twitter.com/mywpRdXsl5
Authorities believe he could still be armed, according to a blue alert issued by the highway patrol at 9:55 p.m., which signals when an officer has been killed or seriously wounded in the line of duty.
Simpson has red hair, stands at about 5-feet-10-inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds.
Anyone who sees Simpson is asked to call 911 immediately. According to his criminal records he’s been on the run from authorities since April 2022.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information is released.
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