St. Louis Police Officer is Shot and Killed Sunday

ST. LOUIS - A North County Police officer was shot inside Clay’s Food Market in the 6200 block Page Avenue at 4:40 p.m. Sunday.

St. Louis County Police Officials said Officer Mike Langsdorf, 40, was investigating a bad check complaint at the store when he was shot. EMS quickly transported him to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis where he died. It appears he was shot by a suspect who was attempting to cash the bad check. The suspect and the weapon have both been recovered, police said. Langsdorf had 17 years of police experience and had been with the North County Police Cooperative for three months.

St. Louis Police Officials said Langsdorf leaves behind a fiance, two children and his parents.

A press conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday to release more information on the fatal shooting.

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