Approximately 12:15pm undercover and tactical officers were conducting an ongoing investigation at 8300 E 40 hwy. They encountered a suspect who fired on officers with a rifle. Two officers were struck and are at the hospital in stable condition.
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The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle. That vehicle was recovered a short time later. Officers focused their search nearby the area of 30th and Topping. At that location shortly before 1pm officers once again were fired upon.
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An additional (3rd officer) was struck by gunfire and was taken to the hospital. That officer’s condition is unknown at this time. The standoff continues at this time. More information as it becomes available
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The third officer struck by gunfire is in stable condition at this time. At approximately 1:15p the armed suspect exited a residence and once again exchanged gunfire with officers. He was shot and taken into custody. He was declared deceased by KCFD at that time.
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As of 2p officers are still working to confirm the house involved is unoccupied but it is believed the only suspect is in custody at this time. We are not actively searching for any other suspects.
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The initial investigation centered on a person of interest in the robbery and murder of Sharath Koppu at 5412 Prospecthttps://twitter.com/kcpolice/status/1015649282093920257?s=21 …
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Update as of 5:45p Officers are continuing to work to clear the residence where officers confronted the suspect earlier on Topping.
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Update as of 6:45p tactical officers have cleared the residence in the 2900 Blk of Topping, it was unoccupied. There are now extensive crime scene processing operations underway at numerous scenes.
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Crime Scene processing will continue through the night and likely into tomorrow. These photos are from the original scene on 40 hwy. Officers were inside this car when they were fired upon by the suspectpic.twitter.com/6zzt1yGkF1
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At 2 p.m. CDT, we will be having a press briefing broadcast live on our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/kcpolice
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Chief Smith thanks everyone for their support in the wake of our officers being shot on his latest blog: http://kcpdchief.blogspot.com/2018/07/thank-you-for-your-support-in-wake-of.html …
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The man our investigation identified as the suspect in the homicide of Sharath Koppu is 25-year-old Marlin Mack. He shot 3 of our officers yesterday and was killed in a gun battle with police.pic.twitter.com/1LA6s8DcXa
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Be safe. Especially, my cousin, one of KCPD's finest.

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I have a cousin at KCPD as well. Texas is with ya’.
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Thinking of the brave
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Keeping them in our prayers.
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Be safe guys
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Glad the officers are stable.
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Y'all please stay safe! Sending prayers and good thoughts to those 3 officers who are wounded!
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to the injured officers and their families and best wishes for uneventful recovery! #BlueStrongThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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