The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is mourning the death of one of their officers who was found dead on a patio in South County home Saturday.
Around 11 a.m., officers responded to the 4600 block of Hannover Avenue for a report of an accidental injury where they located Ofc. Alexander Klein, 27, dead on a backyard patio.
Klein was reportedly off-duty at the time of the incident, police say.
Investigators say a preliminary investigation suggests the incident was an accident but are waiting for an autopsy will determine the cause of death.