[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S143-S144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING DETECTIVE SERGEANT MASON GRIFFITH

 Mr. SCHMITT. Madam President, I rise today to honor the life 
and memory of Detective Sergeant Mason Griffith, of Rosebud, MO. 
Sergeant Griffith served with the Hermann Police Department with 
distinction for over 12

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years, until he was fatally shot on duty while responding to a call on 
March 12, 2023.
  Sergeant Griffith made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the Hermann 
community. He, along with Officer Adam Sullentrup, who was also shot 
and put in critical condition, were responding to a disturbance at a 
local gas station when a shootout occurred. This incident led to a 
nearly 20-hour standoff with the suspect until the suspect was 
eventually taken into custody by Missouri Highway Patrol SWAT.
  Sergeant Griffith sadly passed away at only 34 years old and truly 
had a servant's heart. Along with serving the Hermann Police Department 
for 12 years, he was also the chief of police in his hometown of 
Rosebud and a reserve deputy sheriff for the Gasconade County 
Sherriff's Office. He was a leader in his community and was described 
by many as one of the most caring and helpful people you could ever 
meet. Sergeant Griffith touched numerous lives during his life, and 
now, his memory lives on through his family and in his community.
  Detective Sergeant Mason Griffith is truly a Champion of Missouri. 
His selfless service and dedication to his community inspires myself 
and all Missourians. Our State is safer because of Sergeant Griffith, 
and he truly is a hero. I ask my Senate colleagues to join me in 
honoring Sergeant Griffith's life, and I offer my deepest condolences 
to his wife Jennifer and their two children, who are in attendance 
today, for their loss.

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