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Leroy D. Malone
Gender : Male
Age : 39
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/23/2023
Location : Highway 50
City : Dodge City
County : Clark
State : Kansas
Agency : Clark County SO, Ford County SO, Kansas Highway Patrol
Officer(s) :Ford County Deputies Gary Salmans and Brandon Hornback; Clark County Undersheriff Wallace Long
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during homicide investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 9 a.m., officers with the Clark Co. Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicle, however, the vehicle sped away and police initiated a chase. KBI indicated the chase headed north toward Dodge City when deputies from the Ford Co. Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Highway Patrol joined the chase. The vehicle came to a stop near Highway 50 and 113 Rd. in Dodge City and gunfire was exchanged between the occupants and law enforcement. Two deputies from the Ford Co. Sheriff’s Office were shot in the incident. A deputy from the Clark Co. Sheriff’s Office was alsoinjured. A trooper with KHP was bitten by a K-9. Leroy Malone was fatally shot. A female in the vehicle was also shot, was in critical condition and had also been taken to a hospital. No officers were charged.
