ST. LOUIS (AP) - A police officer responding to a bad check complaint at a food market has been shot and killed near St. Louis.
North County Police Cooperative Chief John Buchannan says officer Michael Langsdorf responded to a call Sunday afternoon about a bad check at a food market in Wellston, about 9 miles northwest of St. Louis.
He says that about five minutes after arriving, police received a call that the officer was down. He was later pronounced dead.
Today, North County Police Cooperative Officer Michael Langsdorf was shot and killed responding to a call at a Wellston business. Our prayers go out to his family and fellow officers. Officer Langsdorf was bravely carrying out his oath to serve #NeverForget
— Governor Mike Parson (@GovParsonMO) June 24, 2019
Langsdorf had been working for the North County Police Cooperative for about three months. He had previously worked for the St. Louis Police Department.
Buchannan says a suspect is in custody but gave no further details.The North County Police Cooperative serves seven communities in the northern St. Louis county.





