KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Local law enforcement agencies are responding to the death of a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer killed in the line of duty.

KCK officer Hunter Simoncic was hit while trying to stop a car involved in a chase and was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The suspect who was driving the car has been arrested.

Simoncic was 26 years old and graduated from the Kansas City, Kansas Police Academy in 2023. He was from Galesburg, Kansas.

Many local agencies are extending their condolences to those impacted by Simoncic's death:

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