Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree has charged 38-year-old Shawn Harris with one count of capital murder, and one count of criminal possession of a weapon by a felon for the death of
Dupree will be hosting a news conference in his office within the Wyandotte County Courthouse Tuesday morning.
Court records say that on Saturday afternoon, law enforcement received a call from a woman asking officers to accompany her as she moved out of her home, located near South 30th Street and Shawnee Drive, due to safety concerns.
She told investigators that she tried to move items out of the home previously with her friends, but a man, later identified as Harris, had threatened her with a gun.
According to investigators, Ming and a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer were called to the scene on reports of a “civil standby.” They arrived at about 3:30 p.m.
When they approached the front door, investigators say Harris shot at the officers multiple times from inside the house.
The KCKPD officer was uninjured; however, Ming was struck by gunfire. He was later taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries.
Following the shooting, Harris barricaded himself inside the house for several hours. At some point during the standoff, gunfire was exchanged between him and responding law enforcement agents, resulting in Harris being shot.
He eventually surrendered and was taken into custody before being transferred to a hospital for his injuries.
On Sunday, the day after the shooting, Harris was discharged from the hospital and taken to the Johnson County Detention Center.
FOX4 asked the KBI why Harris was booked into a facility in Johnson County, the bureau shared with FOX4, “It is standard practice for many law enforcement agencies to house a suspect in a nearby jail or detention facility, outside of the agency’s jurisdiction, if they have a potential conflict of interest related to the suspect. This is a measure that provides an added level of impartiality.”
The KBI also shared any Information on court appearances and formal charges would come from the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office.
“At the end of the day, he needs to pay for what he’s done, but obviously the law needs to support whatever that is, because that’s our system,” Wyandotte County Sheriff, Daniel Soptic, shared with FOX4 Tuesday.
“He should face capital murder, you can’t just kill somebody for nothing. He (Ming) was doing his job,” Kansas City, Kansas resident, Holly Roberts shared with FOX4. “His family anticipated on him coming home. From what I’m hearing, he just recently had a new child. It’s just heartbreaking.”
Roberts, Monday morning, dropped off a flower at the home’s stoop where Saturday’s events unfolded.
“My heart just kinda just tugged a little bit,” Roberts said. “It just sad. It’s a sad incident. It just didn’t need to happen. I’ve been praying for the families involved and even for the police officers. I know he (Ming) had lots of friends. A lot of my friends were friends with this man. He was really involved with the community a lot.”
A nearby neighbor shared with FOX4 Monday, the home where the shooting happened is a rental, and the ‘couple’ was in it only for a few months.
Harris is currently being held on no bond. At this time, his first hearing has not been scheduled.
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