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On June 20, 2021, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Kansas City, Missouri, police officers attempted to stop a Ford Expedition linked to an armed carjacking in Kansas City, Kansas. The driver, identified as 25-year-old Dario Dominguez, did not yield, leading officers on a pursuit into Kansas City, Kansas. The chase concluded when Dominguez crashed the SUV behind a convenience store near North 18th Street and Parallel Parkway. Dominguez exited the vehicle armed with a handgun and fled on foot. During the pursuit, he reportedly turned and fired at officers, who returned fire, fatally wounding him. Dominguez was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

https://fox4kc.com/news/after-man-shot-killed-by-police-in-kck-family-questions-departments-account/
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article252255398.html

At about 10:15 p.m., officers responded to a welfare check to check on a woman at a home. Upon arrival, two officers contacted the woman and her daughter at the home. The woman reported a physical disturbance with her boyfriend, Tyler Hodge. The woman told officers she believed Hodge had left. Hodge's vehicle was at the home, so the officers began checking the home and property. The two officers found Hodge seated in a detached shed in the backyard, armed with a rifle. Hodge ran toward the officers and fired multiple shots. During an exchange of gunfire in which a deputy was wounded, police shot and killed Hodge.

https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/da-no-charge-against-wichita-officer-who-killed-man/ 

On May 27, 2021, at approximately 10:50 p.m., a Holton police officer initiated a pursuit of a 2009 Dodge Avenger on Highway 75 through Holton. The vehicle, driven by a 42-year-old man from Topeka, collided with a Jeep near the intersection of US-75 and 286th Road. Both vehicles veered off the road, with the Avenger landing on its side. The driver and a 19-year-old passenger sustained injuries. A third passenger, 26-year-old Shai Lorene Chantele Boyd, was killed in the crash.

https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/avoid-the-area-holton-police-pursuit-leads-to-one-dead-4-hospitalized/

Officers from the Lenexa Police Department had initially reportedly responded to an incident at 8015 Lenexa Drive in Overland Park, Kansas. An altercation occurred, during which police opened fire, killing Darren Dejuan Chandler. No further details about the incident have been released. Chandler was pronounced dead at the location. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is handling the investigation.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
• Fatalities: 1

https://www.sagfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Darren-Dejuan-Chandler?obId=21290360
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article251705083.html
https://www.kmbc.com/article/lenexa-officer-involved-shooting-may-25-2021/36504721

At around 2:55 a.m., Ford County dispatch sent a be-on-the-lookout for a person wanted in Garden City who allegedly was involved in a stabbing. Gray County deputies located Luis Salgado's vehicle at around 3:17 a.m. The deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, but Luis Salgado continued driving. Deputies escalated a chase into Ford County, where Ford County deputies joined the chase at 3:24 a.m. Spike strips were deployed west of Dodge City, deflating one of the tires. Salgado continued driving east into Dodge City before veering off the roadway, striking a power pole, and rolling several times. He was ejected and died at the crash site.

https://www.kwch.com/2021/05/02/one-dead-in-dodge-city-crash-following-police-chase/
https://www.dodgeglobe.com/story/news/crime/2021/05/02/vehicle-chase-ends-fatal-crash-dodge-city/4932022001/

Following multiple pursuits, 23-year-old Devawn Mitchell allegedly crashed into Steven A. Henry. Henry’s vehicle was struck from behind at a high rate of speed.

https://www.emporiagazette.com/free/article_2f10616e-8821-11eb-8460-0bd201c0f28c.html 

Around 7 p.m., a family member of Jim Wright reported concerns about his welfare. Deputies found him near the Clark and Meade County line, where Wright fled in his SUV. After a pursuit, deputies deployed spike strips, slowing Wright's vehicle until it stopped. Wright exited the vehicle holding a firearm. Despite commands to drop the weapon, around 9:40 p.m., officers from multiple agencies shot and killed him.

https://www.kwch.com/2021/03/10/kbi-1-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-minneola/ 

At 2:30 a.m., a deputy attempted to stop Timothy A. Tatum, riding a Honda Shadow, for a registration violation. When the deputy activated his lights and sirens, Tatum fled. Less than a half-mile from where the pursuit began, Tatum hit a raised median and was killed.

https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article249718298.html

On January 29, 2021, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper attempted to stop a vehicle in North Topeka for a cracked windshield. The driver refused to stop, and police escalated a pursuit. At approximately 55 miles per hour, the trooper executed a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) maneuver, causing the vehicle to lose control and strike a telephone pole. A passenger in the vehicle was killed in the crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol reviewed the pursuit and PIT procedure following the fatality.

https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/2021/02/01/pit-maneuver-ends-fatal-kansas-highway-patrol-pursuit-topeka/4310001001/
https://www.wibw.com/2021/01/30/kansas-highway-patrol-investigating-fatal-pit-maneuver-topeka/
https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/1-dead-after-kansas-trooper-uses-pit-maneuver-topeka/

Officers received a report of a driver speeding through a neighborhood. Although they lost sight of the vehicle, they later observed it traveling at 114 mph in a 45 mph zone. The driver lost control, hitting a sign and a tree before coming to a stop. The driver, Juan Carlos Marquez, was killed.

https://fox4kc.com/news/traveling-at-114-mph-lawrence-man-killed-in-crash-while-avoiding-police-in-bonner-springs/

Around 11:30 p.m., deputies responded to a domestic incident and attempted to pull over a vehicle. Deputies made contact with Joseph Howell, attempting to negotiate with him. Howell reportedly fired two shots at deputies, leading to a brief pursuit. Deputies used their vehicles to disable Howell's, and shots were exchanged. Deputies shot and killed Howell.

https://www.wibw.com/2021/01/11/officer-involved-shooting-in-north-topeka-under-investigation/