93.9 The Eagle – The News and Talk of Columbia, MO
(AP) Hundreds of officers have given a final salute to a slain Missouri police officer as his children remembered him as caring and dedicated.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the funeral for North County Police Cooperative Officer Michael Langsdorf filled the 1,750-occupany Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis to capacity Monday. His 18-year-old son, Kaleb Langsdorf, told the crowd that his father taught him that “a life of rescuing, defending and serving is the only life worth living.”
On the 7-mile (11.26 kilometer) route to the cemetery, the funeral procession passed supporters holding American flags and signs.
The 40-year-old officer was fatally shot June 23 while answering a bad check call at a market in the St. Louis County town of Wellston. A suspect has been charged with first-degree murder.
