The mournful tones of a lone bagpiper rose above the otherwise quiet square in Ozark Tuesday morning, as the city, county and state mourned the loss of two Christian County Sheriff’s deputies, killed in an incident that evolved into a manhunt and shootout Monday. The thoughts of many in the community were with the families and loved ones of the officers lost, as well as with two officers injured in the fray.
Outside the Christian County courthouse, two Sheriff’s department cruisers were parked in honor of the slain officers. They piled with flowers as mourners passed by.
Christian County Sherriff Brad Cole, flanked by local Sheriffs, Highway Patrol and Governor Mike Kehoe, gave a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
Sherriff Cole said Christian County Deputy Joshua Wahl sustained a debilitating gunshot wound to the leg. Webster County Deputy Austin McCall sustained four gunshot wounds. Sherriff Cole said both were in stable condition. Christian County Deputies Gabriel Ramirez and Michael Hislope, both died in the line of duty Monday…