Law enforcement agencies around the state are sending condolences to the Bonne Terre Police Department.
Two Bonne Terre officers were shot by a suspect. One died and the other is critical.
The shoot out happened at a Motel 6. Police say a man came out of a room and opened fire. The officers managed to return fire, killing the suspect.
The officer who died is identified as Patrolman Lane Burns, and Corporal Garrett Worley is in the hospital.