KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A friend of fallen Officer Hunter Simoncic is remembering him for his kindness, bravery, and commitment to the job.

“A lot of people lost a friend,” said Dorian Vance. “I thought he was the nicest guy ever, yeah, it’s sad.”

Vance said he met Officer Simoncic a couple of years ago, and they quickly became good friends.

“We had a lot of overlap,” Vance said. “He mentioned he wanted to become a detective. I told him I liked chemistry, and we were just talking about chemistry and stuff, right away, he was really easy to talk to, really sweet.”

He said it was easy to tell that Simoncic was very passionate about what he did.

“Even the first time I met him, you could tell right away that he was really in it for the community,” Vance said. “He was really committed t

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