Kansas Police Officer Killed in Shootout With Hit-And-Run Suspect

A policeman looks over the scene where police in Kansas say a shootout has left both a police officer and a hit-and-run suspect dead, in Overland Park, Kan., on May 3, 2020. Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star via AP

An off-duty police officer in Kansas who died after exchanging gunfire with a suspect in a hit-and-run crash on his way to work on April 3 has died, officials confirmed.

A statement from the Overland Park Police Department identified the officer as Mike Mosher, a 14-year decorated veteran of the department. The president of the Overland Park Fraternal Order of Police, he was also Overland Park’s “Officer of the Year” in 2019.