Honoring Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Ramirez and Deputy Sheriff Michael Hislope
Governor Mike Kehoe ordered United States and the flag of Missouri shall be flown at half-staff at all police stations across Missouri, all sheriffs’ offices across Missouri, all Missouri State Highway Patrol general and troop headquarters across Missouri, and all government buildings in Greene and Christian counties, Missouri, for one full day on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, from sunrise to sunset, in honor of Christian County Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Ramirez and Deputy Sheriff Michael Hislope.
You can access the proclamation for Deputy Sheriff Ramirez here [ https://governor.mo.gov/proclamations/governor-kehoe-orders-flags-fly-half-staff-honor-deputy-sheriff-gabriel-ernstlee ], and for Deputy Sheriff Hislope here [ https://governor.mo.gov/proclamations/governor-kehoe-orders-flags-fly-half-staff-honor-deputy-sheriff-michael-james-hislope ]. State government departments are responsible for distributing this information throughout your department for compliance with this order.
