[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO OFFICER ADAM SULLENTRUP

 Mr. SCHMITT. Madam President, I rise today to honor Hermann 
Police Officer Adam Sullentrup, of Washington, MO. Officer Sullentrup 
was shot and critically injured on duty while responding to a call on 
March 12, 2023.
  Officer Sullentrup put himself in the line of fire to protect the 
Hermann community. He, along with Detective Sergeant Mason Griffith, 
who was fatally shot during the call, were responding to a disturbance 
at a local gas station when the 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.
  After the March shooting, Officer Sullentrup spent 7 months in a 
Colorado rehabilitation hospital to begin recovering from his injuries. 
He was finally able to come home to his family a few days before 
Thanksgiving, a special gift for the holidays. After landing at Lambert 
Airport in St. Louis, he and his family were escorted back to his home 
in Washington, MO, by first responders from several agencies in the St. 
Louis region. His neighbors also lined 15 miles of highway along the 
route back to Washington to show their gratitude and to support him and 
his family. Officer Sullentrup has touched many lives during his time 
as an officer and continues to be an inspiration during his recovery.
  Officer Adam Sullentrup is truly a Champion of Missouri. My State is 
fortunate to be inspired by his service to his community. I ask my 
Senate colleagues to join me in honoring Officer Sullentrup, and my 
thoughts and prayers are with him, his wife Michelle, and his entire 
family during his continued recovery. Officer Sullentrup continues to 
remain a beacon of hope for all Missourians.

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