{"id":122957,"date":"2018-09-17T14:40:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T18:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=122957"},"modified":"2018-09-17T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T18:40:14","slug":"kansas-deputy-killed-during-suspicious-character-call-sheriff-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/kansas-deputy-killed-during-suspicious-character-call-sheriff-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas Deputy Killed During ‘Suspicious Character’ Call, Sheriff Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wichita, Kansas — Sedgwick County Deputy Robert K. Kunze III, 41, was killed Sunday in the line of duty.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, September 16, 2018, at 1:18 pm, deputies were dispatched to the area of 53rd Street North and 295th Street West for a suspicious character. Deputy Kunze found a subject matching the description of the suspicious character call near the intersection of 295th Street West on 21st Street North, at 1:42 pm.<\/p>\n

At 1:48 pm, Deputy Kunze activated the emergency button on his portable radio. Deputy Farias arrived on scene and notified dispatch a deputy was down. Deputy Kunze was transported to St. Francis by ambulance. Deputy Kunze succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at approximately 2:55 pm.<\/p>\n