BREAKING NEWS: Policeman AMBUSHED and Killed in Kansas City

19 Jul, 2016 by Sierra Marlee

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One suspect has been arrested in the wake of the fatal shooting of an officer in Kansas City, Kansas.

From KSHB:

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A Kansas City, Kansas, police captain has died following a shooting early Tuesday afternoon, according to multiple sources.

Chief Terry Zeigler originally tweeted that an officer had been shot at 22nd and Haskell.

According to police, officers responded to a shots fired call at 1:33 p.m. at Second and Edgerton.

The caller said multiple people were shooting at him from a vehicle. Officers arrived at the scene at 1:37 p.m., and the suspects fled from the vehicle. An officer took one person into custody. As the second officer pursued the other suspects and made contact with one of them at 1:57 p.m., multiple shots were fired, and the officer was hit.

The officer was taken to a hospital, where he later died. Authorities said he was wearing a bullet-resistant vest.

Police continue to search for the other suspects.

Please pray for this captain, his friends and family, and every uniformed officer in America. Life is getting crazy and it’s the least we can do.