Flags at Half Staff Today Honor Officer

Jefferson City, Mo. (KFMO) - Missouri Governor Mike Parson is ordering the U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at half staff at government buildings in Camden and Miller counties and at all police stations across Missouri Thursday, September 5, to honor Osage Beach Police Department Officer Phylicia Carson.

August 31, 2024, Officer Carson was responding to assist another officer in a vehicle pursuit when her patrol vehicle ran off the road and struck a tree, killing Officer Carson.

Officer Carson was a recipient of the Missouri Blue Scholarship program and graduated from the University of Missouri Law Enforcement Training Institute September 14, 2023. She was commissioned as an Osage Beach Police Officer September 15, 2024.

Officer Carson served in both Camden and Miller counties and lived in Miller County.