Kansas Church in Kansas Leads the Prayer of a Deputy of a Fallen Sheriff
The pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kansas led prayers for the fallen Wyandott County Sheriff Elijamin Deputy Bureau.
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Authorities said sheriff’s deputies were killed on July 26, responding to domestic disturbance calls in Kansas City, Kansas.
The Kansas State Police Department, Deputy Director Elijamin of Wyandott County and Kansas City officers, responded to a citizen standby call at about 3:30pm on July 26th, the county sheriff’s office said in a statement. As authorities approached the residence, the sheriff’s office said the man fired and hit the Ming.
Several other sheriff deputies and officers responded to the scene and exchanged shootouts with suspects, according to the county sheriff’s office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The suspect, later identified as 38-year-old Sean Harris, was injured during the exchange of shootings and barricaded inside the residence.
Ming was taken to an area hospital, where he later died of injuries, the county sheriff’s office said. The suspect was also taken to hospital after he left the house and surrendered to police.
“Deputy Elijah Min was killed from the injuries sustained in the shooting,” Wyandott County Sheriff Daniel Soptic said at a July 26 press conference.
The suspect was released from the hospital around 11:30am on July 27th and was arrested for capital murder by a law enforcement officer, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
He is currently being held unconfined at the Johnson County Jail, online prisoner records show. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation states that formal charges are pending and investigation into the case remains ongoing.
What happened in the Kansas City shooting?
Authorities received a call before 3:30pm on July 26th, demanding that law enforcement be accompanied by the woman when she moved from her residence “due to concerns about her safety,” the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
The woman told authorities that when her friends tried to help her leave the house, Harris threatened them with a firearm. Kansas State Police Officer arrived at his residence around 3:45pm after Min and Kansas City.
A preliminary investigation revealed that as Ming and the officers approached the house, Harris fired multiple rounds at them, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said. The round ended while the unidentified officer was not injured.
Several law enforcement officials then responded to the scene and exchanged firefights with suspects as they tried to provide assistance to the supervisor, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Harris was shot while barricaded inside the house in a shootout.
“The vice-chairman was taken to hospital. Despite life-saving measures, he died of injuries,” the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said.
Local law enforcement responded to the scene shortly after Kansas law enforcement officials called the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for assistance from the Department of Assistance and negotiated with Harris over the phone, authorities said.
The suspect was taken to a local hospital in “good condition” and treated for his injuries, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said.
Law enforcement officers were killed in duties
At least 49 officers have died in duties this year, according to data from the Officer Down Memorial Page, a nonprofit organization that collects dates for law enforcement officers, prison officers and police dogs who died on US missions.
Earlier this month, the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund reported that the number of law enforcement experts who died on missions in the first half of 2025 fell by about 53% compared to the same period in 2024.
The organization previously reported in January that the number of law enforcement experts who died in duties increased from 118 in 2023 to 147 in 2024.
According to the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund, 22 officers died in firearms-related incidents in the first half of 2025.
“We lament that we will document at least one such death, but we are encouraged by how this data is currently prevalent,” Bill Alexander, CEO of the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund, said in a statement on July 8th.
