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.

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KCK police captain Dave Melton has been identified as the police officer killed.
2:04 PM - 19 Jul 2016
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A spokesperson for the department  earlier told WFSB the police officer’s condition was critical.

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Kansas City, Kan., police officer shot; critically injured http://bit.ly/2a8GfoL
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The incident happened in residential neighborhood, north west of Kansas City, Kansas.

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22nd & Haskell ace KCKPD officer shot. @KCTV5
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The shooting of the police captain occurred when he was responding to a report of shots fired by several people in a car.

When the officers arrived on the scene, the three or four people who had been shooting from a car jumped out and ran away, the Kansas City police department said in statement.

Police said there were two suspects, one is in custody, another is still at large.

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We have an officer shot at 22nd & Haskell. Start prayers, unknown condition.
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BREAKING UPDATE: KCK officer in critical condition. He was shot near 22nd and Haskell. @JoshReporting just got on scene.
12:26 PM - 19 Jul 2016
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The police officer was taken to the trauma unit at Kansas University Medical Center.

Police told WDAF-TV they were investigating a crime when the officer was shot.

Chief Terry Zeigler said the officer’s condition is unknown but encouraged people to “start prayers.” A tweet from Kansas City Police says, “Not again. Prayers started.”

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Where armed disturbance call started at 2nd and Edgerton leading to KCK police officer shot. #BREAKING #fox4kc
1:03 PM - 19 Jul 2016
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The Kansas City Star reported that multiple suspects ran from the scene, according to police radio traffic.

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"we believe we have the right people in custody."

original call was an armed disturbance.
12:49 PM - 19 Jul 2016
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Police have blocked off the streets while they search for suspects.

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"Current events make this worse."
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Police swarmed the area with dozen of officers, some with rifles,hiding behind cars, according to the Kansas City Star. Several officers were kneeling with their guns drawn.

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Capt. Robert Melton was pronounced dead at 2:55 p.m. He was shot at 22nd and Haskell in Kansas City, Kan. Kansas City, Kan., Police Chief Terry Zeigler tweeted at 2:02 p.m., “We have an officer shot...
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A woman at a house in the area came out with her hands up.

Tuesday's shooting was the second of a Kansas City  police officer since early May, when a police detective was shot and killed near Kansas Speedway.