FRANKLIN COUNTY 鈥 Injured police officer Adam Sullentrup and his wife Michelle walked arm in arm up the driveway of what will be their new home Thursday morning, greeted by applause from a crowd of friends, family members and neighbors.
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Hayden, top left, and Morgan Schoenfeld, react as their daughter Eliana, 2, doodles on framing at Officer Adam Sullentrup鈥檚 new house in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. The Schoenfelds are close family friends of the Sullentrups. Morgan Schoenfeld was in the hospital giving birth to daughters Charlotte, bottom left, and Eliana the day that Sullentrup was shot by a suspect and brought to the same hospital.
A message is written on the wall of Officer Adam Sullentrup's new house in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Sullentrup was shot by a suspect in March 2023 while trying to make an arrest, resulting in multiple life-altering injuries. Friends and family of Sullentrup wrote messages and notes of encouragement all around the house site.
People with flags line up along Highway 100 in the Phoenix Center Shopping Center in Washington, Mo. as they wait for the convoy with Hermann police officer Adam Sullentrup to drive past on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Sullentrup, who lives in Washington, was returning home after months of physical rehabilitation in Colorado. Sullentrup and fellow officer Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith were shot in the line of duty earlier this year when trying to arrest a man with multiple outstanding warrants. Griffith was killed in the incident. Video by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Photos: Hermann officer Sullentrup is given a house in New Haven
Officer Adam Sullentrup shakes hands with friends and family in his future house in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Sullentrup was shot by a suspect in March 2023 while trying to make an arrest, resulting in multiple life-altering injuries. The Gary Sinise Foundation built this house specifically for Sullentrup and his family to accommodate for his needs.
Officer Adam Sullentrup looks at friends and family during the playing of the national anthem in his donated house in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Sullentrup was shot by a suspect in March 2023 while trying to make an arrest, resulting in multiple life-altering injuries. The Gary Sinise Foundation built this house specifically for Sullentrup and his family to accommodate his needs.
Heather Priebe, of Springfield, Mo., wipes a tear from her eye as she reads the message she wrote on the plywood of Officer Adam Sullentrup's new house in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Priebe and her husband, Mark Priebe, an officer who was paralyzed, received a house from the Gary Sinise Foundation two years ago and said she is grateful for the work they do. "It's very emotional for me," she said.
Officer Adam Sullentrup, right, hugs LuAnn Engelbrecht, left, in the house being built for him in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Sullentrup is being given this house by the Gary Sinise Foundation after sustaining life-altering injuries when he was shot by a suspect in March 2023. Engelbrecht and Sullentrup were neighbors when he was growing up, and he would visit her home often to hang out with her son, Craig.
A message is written on the wall of Officer Adam Sullentrup's new house in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Sullentrup was shot by a suspect in March 2023 while trying to make an arrest, resulting in multiple life-altering injuries. Friends and family of Sullentrup wrote messages and notes of encouragement all around the house site.
Hayden, top left, and Morgan Schoenfeld, react as their daughter Eliana, 2, doodles on framing at Officer Adam Sullentrup鈥檚 new house in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. The Schoenfelds are close family friends of the Sullentrups. Morgan Schoenfeld was in the hospital giving birth to daughters Charlotte, bottom left, and Eliana the day that Sullentrup was shot by a suspect and brought to the same hospital.
Supporters of Officer Adam Sullentrup grab sharpies to sign the plywood of his new house with messages and notes of encouragement in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. The Gary Sinise Foundation gave this house to Sullentrup and his wife, and will feature accommodations specifically tailored to his needs.
Officer Adam Sullentrup arrives at his new house as friends, family and supporters applaud him in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Sullentrup was shot by a suspect in March 2023 while trying to make an arrest, resulting in multiple life-altering injuries. The Gary Sinise Foundation built this house specifically for Sullentrup and his family to accomodate for his needs.
People stand on the window sill as they gather around to take a group photo in Officer Adam Sullentrup's new house in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Sullentrup was shot by a suspect in March 2023 while trying to make an arrest, resulting in multiple life-altering injuries. The Gary Sinise Foundation built this house specifically for Sullentrup and his family to accomodate for his needs.
Gail White, of Cord moving and Storage Company, takes a video of the house for Officer Adam Sullentrup in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. White works with the Gary Sinise Foundation to furnish homes for first responders and veterans. She said she takes pride in her work and is honored to furnish Sullentrup's home.
Franklin County police officers prepare to honor Officer Adam Sullentrup in his new house in New Haven, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Sullentrup was shot by a suspect in March 2023 while trying to make an arrest, resulting in multiple life-altering injuries.
