Wyandotte County deputy killed in shooting

A KCK man is in custody after a fatal shooting of a Wyandotte County sheriff's deputy Friday.

State News

July 28, 2025 - 2:42 PM

Elijah Ming Photo by Wyandotte County Sheriff's Dept. via Facebook

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Elijah Ming, 34, a deputy with the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Dept., was shot and killed Friday as he and another officer responded to a domestic disturbance in Kansas City.

Arrested in connection with the shooting was 38-year-old Shawn M. Harris, who faces charges of capital murder of a law enforcement officer. Harris was taken into custody upon his release from the hospital Saturday morning.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported that Ming and a KCK police officer were called to a house in Wyandotte to assist a female subject as she moved…

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