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Kansas City police shooting: Officer shot in latest violent incident Kansas City police shooting: Captain shot and killed in latest violent incident
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A Kansas City police officer has been shot. Police have one suspect in custody and are on the lookout for another.  A Kansas City police captain has been shot and killed.
The Kansas City Star reported that police reponded to a disturbance call around 1.30pm local time. Police told the paper that a person told 911 operators that they were being shot at by multiple people in a vehicle.   Police have one suspect in custody and are on the lookout for another. 
Multiple suspects fled from the scene, as law enforcement has surrounded the residential area. The Kansas City Star reported that police reponded to a disturbance call in a residential neighbourhood around 1.30pm local time.
The officer was shot 30 minutes after the initial call; they are in critical condition. A person reportedly told 911 operators that they were being shot at by multiple people in a vehicle. 
SWAT officers are reportedly on the scene. They cleared a woman and her children from the area after she spoke with them.  Multiple suspects fled from the scene as law enforcement has surrounded the residential area.
“Start prayers,” Chief Terry Zeigler tweeted Tuesday afternoon, in response to the injured officer.  Police captain David Melton was shot 30 minutes after the initial call. He later died in hospital from his injuries, according to the AP.
According to the Star, this is the secoond cop to be shot in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2016. Detective Brad Lancaster, 39, was shot and killed on 9 May while assisting other officers on a suspicious person call. He had served on the force for 20 years. According to his LinkedIn page, Mr Melton began to work as a police lieutenant in Wyandotte County Sheriff's office in November 1990, working for the Kansas Army National Guard and joining the Kansas City force as a patrol officer in 1999.
More to follow.  Dozens of SWAT officers were reportedly on the scene. They cleared a woman and her children from the area after she came out of the house, her hands raised, and spoke with them. 
“Start prayers,” police chief Terry Zeigler tweeted Tuesday afternoon, in response to the injured officer. 
According to the Star, this is the secoond cop to be shot in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2016.
Detective Brad Lancaster, 39, was shot and killed on 9 May while assisting other officers on a suspicious person call. He had served on the force for 20 years.