State Capitol honors fallen officers in annual Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Six fallen officers have been added to Missouri’s Wall of Honor and will be honored Saturday at a Capitol memorial ceremony.
The annual memorial service will take place at 10 a.m. at the Capitol's Law Enforcement Memorial and feature speeches from Governor Mike Kehoe and Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
Kehoe also ordered the Capitol dome to be lit up blue from sunset Friday to sunrise Sunday in memory of fallen officers. A candlelight vigil was held Friday night.
Of the officers added to the Wall of Honor, four died in the line of duty in 2024, and two were historical officer deaths confirmed through research.
- Officer Cody R. Allen – Independence Police Department, died Feb. 29, 2024.
- Chief Stephen A. Singer – Lake Lafayette Police Department, died April 8, 2024.
- Officer Phylicia Carson – Osage Beach Police Department, died Aug. 31, 2024.
- Officer David Lee III – St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, died Sept. 22, 2024.
- Marshal Noah Bowles – Lewistown, died Feb. 8, 1904.
- Chief George D. Hooper – Webb City Police Department, died March 17, 1918.
"We have a responsibility to honor the fallen and ensure they are never forgotten," Kehoe said in a statement.
