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Thursday, 21 July 2016

Kansas Police Chief shot dead subsequently due pursuing suspects taking after a drive-by shooting


A cop in Kansas City, Kansas, has been reported  dead on Tuesday evening  subsequent to chasing  after unknown suspects supposedly required in a drive-by shooting. Recognized as Captain Robert Melton, 46, it was additionally uncovered that he had been with the Police division for a long time.


As indicated by reports, somebody called 911 at around 1:30 p.m to say numerous individuals were discharging at them from an auto and Neighbors in the territory affirmed that they heard 15 to 20 shots. At the point when Melton arrived and sought after the auto in a pursuit, the suspects safeguarded from the vehicle and opened flame, striking Melton.

Another officer who arrived the scene called for help and he was raced to the healing center. However Dr. James Howard of the University of Kansas Hospital said Melton had no circulatory strain or heartbeat when he arrived. Specialists and medical caretakers strove for 30 minutes to restore Melton before he was claimed dead. His demise is the second for the Kansas Police office in two months.

Officer-included shootings and assaults have been in the bleeding edge as of late with the slaughtering of cops in Baton Rouge and Dallas.

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