Kansas officer fatally shot during domestic‑call response
Hays Police Sgt. Scott Heimann, 32, was fatally shot early Sunday while setting a perimeter at the home of a domestic‑violence suspect in Hays, Kansas. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is leading a criminal probe; negotiators had attempted to reach the barricaded suspect, who was later found dead inside the house after officers entered several hours later.
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🔍 Key Facts
- Hays Police Sgt. Scott Heimann (age 32) was shot around 2 a.m. while officers were establishing a perimeter and later died after air transport to a hospital.
- The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating; officers used gas, window‑breaching projectiles and a surveillance drone during an earlier standoff.
- Officers entered the home about 6:15 a.m. and found the suspect dead; the incident is cited as the fourth on‑duty Kansas law‑enforcement death in roughly three months.