A 26-year-old Kansas police officer was killed when police say a suspect intentionally plowed into him while fleeing authorities during a pursuit. Kansas City, Kansas, Police Officer Hunter Simoncic was deploying stop sticks in response to the pursuit early Tuesday when the suspect drove toward him and struck him, then continued to flee the area, police said. Simoncic was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The suspect -- Dennis Mitchell III, 31, of Kansas City -- was taken into custody after crashing the vehicle and was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. "This was an intentional act, a willful act, to evade custody by striking the officer," Kansas City Police Chief Karl Oakman said during a

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