‘Deeply saddened’: Deputy shot, killed after responding to 911 call

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A deputy in Kansas City was shot and killed after he responded to a 911 call, according to authorities.

Deputy Elijah Ming, 34, was shot and killed on Saturday after responding to a domestic incident, Wyandotte County Sheriff Daniel Soptic said.

According to officials, a woman called the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department for help around 3:30 p.m.

She was allegedly afraid for her safety while moving out of a home and wanted police assistance. She said a man, identified as 38-year-old Shawn Harris, had threatened her with a gun while she and her friends tried to move her out.

A short time later, around 3:45 p.m., Ming and a Kansas City police officer arrived on the scene.

As the two officials walked to the front door, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Harris allegedly started shooting at them. The police officer was not injured, but Ming was hit.

Multiple law enforcement officers were then called to the scene. They reported exchanging multiple rounds of gunfire with Harris inside the home, all while attempting to save Ming’s life.

However, Ming later died at the hospital.

Harris barricaded himself inside for about an hour, but surrendered around 5 p.m. after talking with negotiators over the phone. He was shot and injured at some point during the standoff, but was treated at the hospital and is reportedly in good condition.

Ming served as a Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy for almost nine years. Soptic called him a loved member of the department.

“Deputy Ming gave his life serving Wyandotte County and all of its residents,” he said.

Soptic went on to ask the public to pray for the Ming family, members of the sheriff’s office and the community as a whole.

KBI announced Sunday that Harris was released from the hospital around 11:30 a.m. He was then arrested on capital murder of a law enforcement officer and booked into the Johnson County Jail.

Formal charges are pending, KBI says. His next court date is scheduled for Monday afternoon.