KS - Capt. Robert 'Dave' Melton, Kansas City PD officer, fatally shot, 19 July 2016

[JLSChook]

Officer shot was a Captain?

 

[CCmakes3]

3 in custody looking for fourth.

These cowardly copy-cats aren't too bright. Didn't they get the memo that cop-killers are supposed to commit suicide by self or by cop instead of running and hiding? Wonder if they are kids.

 

[Elley Mae]

Juniper gardens apartments

https://www.google.com/maps/place/H...c122266beafa29!8m2!3d39.1275505!4d-94.6152584

edgerton & 2nd street.

 

[galiuro]

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article90544392.html

Freakin cowards...

 

[Elley Mae]

Witness on the scene, he walked out of home heard shots fired, cars chasing each other.

 

[al66pine]

Officer was investigating a crime
was by themselves
have 1 or 2 poi in custody
it was an armed disturbance call
up to 4 people in the vehicle

One LEO responding to an armed disturbance call?
If dispatch was advised of firearm present at scene, I cannot imagine only one LEO responding alone, but IDK LE procedures.
But at virtually any call, LE may be faced w presence of guns and possibility of being shot & killed. Knifed & killed, etc.

I am grateful for the brave men in women in blue who respond to such dangerous situations.

 

[popsicle]

Juniper gardens apartments

https://www.google.com/maps/place/H...c122266beafa29!8m2!3d39.1275505!4d-94.6152584

edgerton & 2nd street.

Where armed disturbance call started at 2nd and Edgerton leading to KCK police officer shot. #BREAKING ^DM

 

[Jewels53]

The Kansas City Star ‏@KCStar 2m2 minutes ago
Update: #KCK police officer shot is in critical condition

 

[popsicle]

Well ...sorry it's so big

 

[popsicle]

FOX 4 News ‏@fox4kc [video=twitter;755495242065903616]https://twitter.com/fox4kc/status/755495242065903616[/video]
Police just entered home where #KCK police shooting suspect is believed to be hiding out. ^SO

 

[perfectingpink]

I am watching KMBC and the reporter said this started with two cars firing shots at each other.

 

[perfectingpink]

2 people in custody, 1 person holed up in a home and another unaccounted for. Reminding this is a fluid situation.

 

[Elley Mae]

Officers arrived within minutes. At that time, three or four people bailed from the car.

An officer took one person into custody near there.

Shortly before 2 p.m., an officer attempted to stop another person. Multiple shots were fired and an officer was hit. Police were advised that an officer was down at 1:58 p.m.

The officer was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Police are searching the area for others who were involved. One person is in custody.



http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article90544392.html

 

[JLSChook]

They are saying he died on Twitter. Waiting for MSM to confirm.

 

[JLSChook]

[video=twitter;755499073071828992]https://twitter.com/KCKPDChief/status/755499073071828992[/video]

 

[JLSChook]

[video=twitter;755499338608979969]https://twitter.com/WFSBnews/status/755499338608979969[/video]

 

[CCmakes3]

Wonder if the "shoot-out" between the two cars may have been designed to lure officers to the scene.

 

[Jewels53]

Officer has died! On Tv no report yet

 

[Elley Mae]

Wonder if the "shoot-out" between the two cars may have been designed to lure officers to the scene.

Gang? drugs? turf?

 

[CCmakes3]

Gang? drugs? turf?

Could be. But given that it sounds like at least 4 people were involved, might they have been in cahoots to just start firing their weapons at nothing to get police called to the area, specifically to kill them?