A Kansas City, Kansas, police captain was shot and killed Tuesday while responding to a reported drive-by shooting.
Authorities say Capt. Robert David Melton was responding to a shots fired call around 1:30 p.m. on 2nd Street near Edgerton Drive. KSHB reported that the caller said multiple people were shooting at him from a vehicle.
Officers arrived at the scene, and police said the suspects crashed their car into a fence before fleeing the area.
According to authorities, Melton was pursuing the suspects when he was shot.
Police Chief Terry Zeigler tweeted news of the shooting around 2 p.m. Community members and police stations reached out with their condolences.
We have an officer shot at 22nd & Haskell. Start prayers, unknown condition.
— Terry Zeigler (@KCKPDChief) July 19, 2016
"We just want to ask for the thoughts and prayers of Capt. Melton's family and for our entire police department right now and for our community, " mayor Mark Holland of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County said.
This is second time in less than three months that a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer was shot and killed. Detective Brad Lancaster was killed May 9 while pursuing a suspect.
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