07-19-2016, 11:02 PM
KANSAS
A Kansas City, Kansas, police captain was shot and killed on Tuesday as he tried to reach a suspect, authorities said.
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^ Police Captain Robert Melton had responded to a report of several people in a vehicle shooting at a man, police said in a statement. RIP.
Three or four people in the car ran when police arrived. Melton “attempted to make contact” with a suspect and was shot, the statement said.
Melton was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries, it said. Two people were in custody and one suspect was still at large
Melton worked for the police department’s bureau of operations, a position he held since May 2015, according to his LinkedIn profile. He managed staffing and personnel in that role.
Prior to becoming captain, Melton held the rank of sergeant since 2006. He had been a patrol officer in Kansas City, Kan., from 1999 to 2006 following a nine-year career as a police lieutenant for the Wyandotte County sheriff’s department.
He served in the Kansas Army National Guard and was deployed with a tank squadron to Afghanistan from Sept 2010 to March 2012.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/art...392.html#2
A Kansas City, Kansas, police captain was shot and killed on Tuesday as he tried to reach a suspect, authorities said.
^ Police Captain Robert Melton had responded to a report of several people in a vehicle shooting at a man, police said in a statement. RIP.
Three or four people in the car ran when police arrived. Melton “attempted to make contact” with a suspect and was shot, the statement said.
Melton was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries, it said. Two people were in custody and one suspect was still at large
Melton worked for the police department’s bureau of operations, a position he held since May 2015, according to his LinkedIn profile. He managed staffing and personnel in that role.
Prior to becoming captain, Melton held the rank of sergeant since 2006. He had been a patrol officer in Kansas City, Kan., from 1999 to 2006 following a nine-year career as a police lieutenant for the Wyandotte County sheriff’s department.
He served in the Kansas Army National Guard and was deployed with a tank squadron to Afghanistan from Sept 2010 to March 2012.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/art...392.html#2