JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Flags across St. Louis and at law enforcement agencies statewide will be lowered Monday to honor St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Gregory T. Triplett, who died in the line of duty.
Gov. Mike Kehoe ordered U.S. and Missouri flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset April 13, the day of Triplett’s funeral. The order covers government buildings in St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis, as well as all police departments, sheriffs’ offices and Missouri State Highway Patrol headquarters statewide.
Triplett died April 1 after suffering a medical emergency during a department training exercise. A St. Louis native, he served with the department for more than 30 years and was twice awarded the SLMPD Award of Excellence…