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| Kansas City police shooting: Captain shot and killed in latest violent incident | Kansas City police shooting: Captain shot and killed in latest violent incident |
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| A Kansas City police captain has been shot and killed. | A Kansas City police captain has been shot and killed. |
| Police have one suspect in custody and are on the lookout for another. | Police have one suspect in custody and are on the lookout for another. |
| The Kansas City Star reported that police reponded to a disturbance call in a residential neighbourhood around 1.30pm local time. | The Kansas City Star reported that police reponded to a disturbance call in a residential neighbourhood around 1.30pm local time. |
| A person reportedly told 911 operators that they were being shot at by multiple people in a vehicle. | A person reportedly told 911 operators that they were being shot at by multiple people in a vehicle. |
| Multiple suspects fled from the scene as law enforcement has surrounded the residential area. | Multiple suspects fled from the scene as law enforcement has surrounded the residential area. |
| Police captain David Melton was shot 30 minutes after the initial call, as he was driving towards the shooting suspects in his car. | |
| He later died in hospital from his injuries, according to the AP. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. | “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. | 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. | 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. |