Police captain shot and killed in Kansas City, Kansas
Jul 19, 2016
Published Jul 19, 2016, 7:08 PM ET
Kansas City Police Chief, Terry Zeigler, said a police officer was shot and later died Tuesday afternoon. The officer had been taken to hospital in critical condition.
It was a male officer. The trauma surgeon at Kansas University Medical Center said the police captain had died of his injuries, according to The Associated Press.
KCK police captain Dave Melton has been identified as the police officer killed. pic.twitter.com/PSVVJWmeMr