A 34-year-old Kansas sheriff’s deputy was killed on Saturday when he was shot whereas responding to a home violence name, authorities stated.
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Ming was gunned down as he approached a house in Kansas Metropolis, Kansas, after a lady, involved for her personal security, requested a deputy to accompany her as she moved out of the residence, officers stated. Previous to the capturing, the lady knowledgeable police {that a} man with a gun inside the home had earlier threatened her and her mates when she first tried to maneuver out, in accordance with officers.
“Deputy Ming gave his life serving Wyandotte County and all of its residents,” Wyandotte County Sheriff Daniel Soptic stated at a information convention on Saturday, additionally noting that Ming was a 9-year veteran of the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Ming, 34, was fatally shot on July 26, 2025, by a gunman whereas responding to a home violence name in Kansas Metropolis, Kansas, authorities stated.
Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Workplace
The capturing occurred at round 3:45 p.m. on Saturday in southwest Kansas Metropolis, in accordance with Chief Karl Oakman of the Kansas Metropolis Police Division.
Deputy Ming and an officer from the Kansas Metropolis Police Division went to the house to help the lady transfer when a person inside opened fireplace on them with out warning, hanging Ming, Oakman stated. The Kansas Metropolis Police officer was not injured, he stated.
Different officers raced to the home upon listening to of the capturing, in accordance with Oakman.
“Because the Kansas Metropolis, Kansas, Police Division was responding, the person continued to fireplace on the responding officers, who then returned fireplace,” Oakman stated.
Oakman stated the suspect, later recognized by regulation enforcement as 38-year-old Shawn Harris, was wounded within the gunfight and retreated again into the house, the place he barricaded himself.
Police negotiators spent about an hour speaking to Harris over the cellphone earlier than he surrendered, Oakman stated.
Harris was taken to a hospital to be handled, Oakman stated, and was listed in good situation as of Saturday night time.
After visiting with Ming’s household on the hospital, Kansas Metropolis Mayor Tyrone Gardner requested that the neighborhood to wish for them. “There are not any phrases or consolation that may ever ease the ache of dropping somebody you like to mindless violence,” stated Gardner.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is main the probe into the capturing and can current its findings to the Wyandotte County District Legal professional’s Workplace to determine what fees to file in opposition to the suspect, in accordance with officers.
