Overview
- On July 26 officers were providing a civil standby for a woman moving out of a residence in southwest Kansas City, Kansas, when Shawn Harris opened fire from inside his home.
- Deputy Elijah Ming, 34, and a Kansas City police officer approached the door when Harris ambushed them, with Ming later dying of his wounds at a hospital.
- Harris was shot during the exchange, surrendered after an hourlong standoff and was treated at a hospital before being booked on capital murder and criminal weapon possession charges.
- He is held without bond at the Johnson County Detention Center pending arraignment and a decision on whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty.
- Officials and community members have honored Ming’s service and offered condolences as the Kansas Bureau of Investigation conducts its impartial inquiry.