ST. LOUIS – It was an emotional scene outside the Cathedral Basilica Monday morning.
The funeral for fallen North County Police Cooperative officer Michael Langsdorf began at 10 a.m.
There was a procession from Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary on Chippewa Avenue to the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis ahead of the funeral.
Bagpipes played as Officer Langdorf’s body arrived at the Cathedral Basilica.
Many people from different law enforcement agencies lined up outside the Cathedral Basilica ahead of the funeral. People also gathered across the street and on nearby street corners to pay their respects to Langsdorf. Michael Flamion, a Ballwin officer who was shot and paralyzed on the job in 2016 - was spotted in the crowd.
Langsdorf leaves behind a fiancee and two children - Kaleb and Olivia. He was also a future stepdad to Devin and Kaitlyn.
He was shot and killed while responding to a call for a bad check at a Wellston market on June 23.
He was 40 years old and employed by the North County Police Cooperative since April 2019. He had 17 years of prior experience before joining the North County Police Cooperative.
A procession from the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis to Resurrection Cemetery will follow the funeral service.