ST. LOUIS (AP/KMOX) - The family of a man charged in the shooting death of a Missouri police officer has apologized to the officer's family.In a statement, relatives of 26-year-old Bonette Kymbrelle Meeks offered their ``deepest sympathy'' to the family of North County Police Cooperative Officer Michael Langsdorf. Meeks is jailed without bond on charges of first-degree murder and three other felonies.
Related: Procession route, road closures announced for Ofc. Langsdorf funeralHis father, Bonette Meeks Sr., told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the family is "devastated'' and wishes it could "take back that day.'' The 40-year-old officer was fatally shot June 23 while answering a call about a bad check at a market in the St. Louis County town of Wellston.
The Meeks family sent a statement to St. Louis media:
"The family would like to express our deepest sympathy and send our condolences to the Michael Langsdorf children, parents, fiancee, family and friends."
"We are (devastated) that Michael Langsdorf family has to endure such heartache. We know there are no words that can change the outcome of what has happened. We will continue to pray the strength that we all shall see light at the end of this darkened tunnel and GOD will continue to be a fence around us all."
Langsdorf's funeral is at 10 a.m. Monday at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, followed by burial at Resurrection Cemetery.
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