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Robert David Melton

Case from Kansas City, KS dated Jul 19, 2016

Victim Details

Robert David Melton

Male

White / Caucasian

Kansas City

KS

2016-07-19

46

Robert

David Melton

07/10/2026

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Captain Robert David Melton, aged 46, was tragically killed on July 19, 2016, in Kansas City, Kansas. Captain Melton, a veteran of the Kansas National Guard and a dedicated officer with the Kansas City Police Department, was responding to a call about shots fired in the area of 2nd and Edgerton Avenue around 1:33 PM. Upon arrival, several suspects fled the scene on foot. Captain Melton was fatally shot near the intersection of 22nd Street and Haskell Avenue while searching for one of the suspect ...
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  • stltoday.com: Fatal shooting of Kansas City, Kan., police captain was not an ambush, authorities say
  • fox4kc.com: KCK police captain killed when suspects opened fire on him following chase
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