HERMANN, Mo. – The man accused of killing one Hermann, Missouri, police officer and wounding another in a double shooting has been taken into custody.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed Kenneth Simpson’s arrest to FOX 2’s Chris Hayes Monday afternoon.
The shooting happened just after 9:05 p.m. Sunday at the Casey’s General Store on Market Street in Hermann.
Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith and Officer Adam Sullentrup were there to take Simpson into custody for multiple warrants in Franklin and Warren counties. State police claim an altercation occurred and Simpson shot both Griffith and Sullentrup before fleeing.
Griffith was rushed to Hermann Hospital, where he later died from his injuries. He was 34. Sullentrup, 31, was brought to a St. Louis hospital for treatment. BackStoppers will be helping both families.
Law enforcement had a home surrounded on East 11th and Market just after midnight Monday. The SWAT Team and officers from several different police departments throughout the morning and early afternoon to negotiate a peaceful surrender with Simpson.
Just before 1:50 p.m., Simpson left the home and was apprehended. He remains in custody at Crawford County Jail pending charges from the Gasconade County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
A tactical unit from the Missouri Highway Patrol moves to enter a home where a man was believed to be hiding after being accused of shooting two Hermann police officers Sunday night, on Monday, March 13, 2023. The tactical officers moved debris from the front door and retreated. The shooting about 9:30 p.m. Sunday killed Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith of the Hermann Police Department. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) 
A tactical unit from the Missouri Highway Patrol works in front of a home where a man was believed to be located after being accused of shooting two Hermann police officers Sunday night, on Monday, March 13, 2023, in Hermann, Mo. The shooting about 9:30 p.m. Sunday killed Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith of the Hermann Police Department. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) 
Tactical units from St. Charles County arrive in downtown Hermann, Mo., Monday, March 13, 2023, to help with the investigation after two Hermann police officers were shot Sunday, and one later died. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) 
A robot removes the storm door of a home as tactical units from the Missouri Highway Patrol and St. Charles County police wait outside to search for a man accused of shooting two Hermann police officers Sunday night, on Monday, March 13, 2023, in Hermann, Mo. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that police are focusing their search for a suspect Kenneth Lee Simpson on a home along Highway 19 near Hermann, not far from where the shooting happened. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
