Detective Sergeant Mason Griffith
Hermann Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch Sunday, March 12, 2023
MASON GRIFFITH
Detective Sergeant Mason Griffith was shot and killed at Casey's Convenience Store at 811 Market Street in Hermann around 9:30 pm.
Sergeant Griffith and another officer were responding to a disturbance at a convenience store. When the officers arrived, a shootout occurred. Both officers were shot. One officer is in serious but stable condition. Sergeant Griffith succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital.
The subject shot both officers and fled the scene. He has a long history of criminal charges, and there is a warrant for his arrest for not showing up to court in 2022. He barricaded himself in a home near the shooting and was taken into custody the next day at 2 pm by the Missouri Highway Patrol SWAT team.
BIO
Age Not available
Tour Not available
Badge Not available
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender In custody