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Aaron Torres, Robert A. Cronkleton, Andrea Klick and Sophia Belshe

Officer shot during traffic stop in Kansas City has died, police chief says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A police officer shot during a traffic stop Tuesday morning in North Kansas City has died.

The officer was identified as Daniel Vasquez, who had been on the force for two years, North Kansas City Police Chief Kevin Freeman said during a news conference.

Earlier, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office announced that a person had been arrested in the shooting. Freeman said the suspect turned himself in to the Kansas City Police Department. Freeman said he did not know what type of gun was used in the shooting.

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