Key takeaways:
- A Missouri police officer was killed and a second officer was seriously wounded after a shooting at a convenience store in the small town of Hermann.
- The suspect has been identified as Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith of the Hermann Police Department.
- The Missouri Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the incident and no further information is available at this time.
A Missouri police officer has been killed and a second officer is seriously wounded after a shooting at a convenience store in the small town of Hermann.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the suspect as Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith of the Hermann Police Department. The second officer, who has not been named, is in serious but stable condition at a hospital.
The shooting occurred at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. After the shooting, the suspect barricaded himself in a home across the street from the convenience store.
The Missouri Highway Patrol has not released information about what led to the shooting. Kyle Green, a witness, told Fox affiliate KTVI of St. Louis that the wounded officer was brought to a hospital in the city for treatment.
The Missouri Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the incident. No further information is available at this time.
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