Who is Kenneth Lee Simpson? Suspected shooter kills Missouri police officer Mason Griffith, injures another, manhunt launched
Henry Morales
Published Jan 11, 2026
A manhunt was sent off following a Blue Caution from the Missouri Public Parkway Watch, for a thought shooter
Kenneth Lee Simpson allegedly killed one Missouri cop and purportedly harmed another
Not long before 9:20 p.m. Sunday, Hermann Police Division Criminal investigator Sergeant Bricklayer Griffith and one more official were given external a corner shop
A manhunt was sent off following a Blue Caution from the Missouri Public Parkway Watch, for a thought shooter who supposedly killed one Missouri cop and purportedly harmed another.
Not long before 9:20 p.m. Sunday, Hermann Police Division Investigator Sergeant Bricklayer Griffith and one more official were given external a corner shop in Hermann, as per FOX 2 in St. Louis. MSHP was approached to examine the episode and they recognized Kenneth Lee Simpson, 35, as the shooter who ran away from the area by walking.
Who is Kenneth Lee Simpson? Kenneth Lee Simpson, who is from Aha, St. Louis Region, supposedly has a long criminal history that traces all the way back to 2004. This incorporates a few current forthcoming cases. Since April 2022, Simpson has been on the run from specialists.
Hermann Police Department Detective Sergeant Mason Griffith will never be forgotten, and Missouri will always be grateful.
Teresa and I are praying for Mason’s family, friends, and fellow law enforcement officers.
— Governor Mike Parson (@GovParsonMO) March 13, 2023
In the wake of getting data that Simpson blockaded himself inside a home right across the road from where the shooting occurred, Specialists encompassed the region. In any case, it was not affirmed that Simpson was to be sure inside the house.
As per media present at the scene, a bullhorn was sounded beyond the house and somebody could heard express, “Emerge with your hands up and nothing will happen to you.” Before long, one of the offers was shot in the head and one more in the chest. The two of them were moved to the clinic.
Investigator Sergeant Griffith was fundamentally harmed and died at the clinic. The second official who was shot and harmed has not been recognized. He was accounted for to be in a serious yet stable condition.
