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A veteran Kansas City, Kan., police captain was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon during a confrontation that followed a reported drive-by shooting and a police chase.
Capt. Robert Melton, who had served in Afghanistan, was shot about 2 p.m. at 22nd Street and Haskell Avenue in Kansas City, Kan. Two people were in custody in relation to the shooting, police said.
Emergency medical crews performed CPR on Melton on the way to the University of Kansas Hospital but he had no blood pressure or heart rate when he arrived at 2:22 p.m.
“Despite our best efforts, the officer was pronounced (dead) at 2:55 p.m.,” said trauma surgeon James Howard at a press conference at the hospital.
Melton was 46 years old and had served 17 years in law enforcement.
It is the second time in less than three months that a Kansas City, Kan., police officer was shot and killed. Detective Brad Lancaster, 39, a nine-year veteran of the department, was killed May 9.