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According to initial reporting, at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers with KCKPD were called to the area of North 77th Street and Everett Avenue on reports of sounds of gunfire.
When officers arrived, they found an armed man, later identified as Mitchell, inside a truck. As KCKPD approached the truck, he fled the scene.
According to the KBI, during the chase, Mitchell allegedly pulled over the truck, abandoned it and then entered another car before continuing to drive away from police. KBI later discovered both vehicles were reported stolen.
As the chase ensued, Simoncic was attempting to deploy stop sticks a few blocks away.
However, Mitchell is accused of driving toward the officer and over the median, hitting Simoncic before leaving the scene.
According to police, Mitchell ended up crashing a few blocks away and was subsequently arrested and taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. After receiving treatment, he was taken to the Wyandotte County jail, where he was held on suspicion of multiple criminal charges.
By Wednesday, he was formally charged by the county.
KCKPD announced on Wednesday that a candlelight vigil will be held in his honor on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. outside of the Unified Government Municipal Building.
At this time, KBI is leading the investigation.
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