KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas’ top law enforcement official says the state mourns the “senseless” shooting death of a Kansas City police detective.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a statement Tuesday that he extends his prayers to the family of 39-year-old Brad Lancaster’s family and to Lancaster’s former colleagues.
Police say Lancaster died at a hospital Monday about three hours after being shot while responding to a report of a suspicious person near a racetrack.
A suspect, 28-year-old Curtis Ayers, was arrested after being shot by police during an attempted carjacking after he crashed another car. He was in stable condition Tuesday at a hospital.
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Police say a suspect in the shooting death of a police detective in Kansas City, Kansas, remains hospitalized after officers shot and wounded him during his capture.
Kansas City, Missouri, police spokeswoman Amber Thomas-Hickerson says 28-year-old Curtis Ayers is in stable condition at an unspecified hospital.
Thomas-Hickerson says a woman who police say was shot by Ayers as he tried to hijack her car also is in stable condition with injuries not considered life-threatening.
Police say 39-year-old Brad Lancaster died at a hospital Monday about three hours after being shot while helping respond to a report of a suspicious person near a racetrack.
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The police chief in Kansas City, Kansas, is expressing gratitude for the outpouring of support after a detective was fatally shot.
Chief Terry Zeigler said in a Tweet early Tuesday that he is thankful for the prayers for the family of 39-year-old Brad Lancaster and his department.
Lancaster was shot at least twice about 12:30 p.m. Monday while responding to a report of a suspicious person near the Kansas Speedway. Police said in a statement that he died at a hospital.
Police say the shooter fled in the detective’s car, then carjacked a vehicle with two children inside before abandoning that vehicle, leaving the kids unharmed. A suspect has been taken into custody in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Police say a Kansas City, Kansas, detective was shot and killed, and a man who’d been sought for questioning in that incident was later wounded and arrested after a shootout with police in neighboring Missouri.
Police say the detective was shot at least twice about 12:30 p.m. Monday while helping respond to a report of a suspicious person near the Kansas Speedway. Police said in a statement that he later died at a hospital. His name wasn’t released.
Police say the shooter fled in the detective’s car, then carjacked a vehicle with two children inside before abandoning that vehicle, leaving the kids unharmed.
Police sought 28-year-old Curtis Ayers for questioning in the shooting. He ultimately was taken into custody in Kansas City, Missouri, when he crashed his car after exchanging gunfire with officers.
