On Sunday afternoon, May 3, 2020, 37-year-old police officer Michael Shaun ’Mike’ Mosher was killed in a gunfire exchange after stopping to follow a hit-and-run in Overland Park, Kansas. Mosher was off-duty but in uniform when he witnessed the crash at West 143rd Street and Antioch Road, radioed dispatch, and followed the suspect’s vehicle. The pursuit ended near West 123rd Street and Mackey Street, where the driver, identified as 38-year-old Phillip Michael Carney, exited his car and refused Mosher’s commands.

A scuffle followed and Carney produced a handgun; both men were struck in the subsequent shootout. Mosher was taken to a hospital where he later died; Carney was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators found Carney had a criminal history and that his family had filed domestic violence charges against him two days earlier. The Johnson County District Attorney reviewed video evidence and concluded Mosher’s use of deadly force was justified.

Mosher was a 14-and-a-half-year veteran of the Overland Park Police Department remembered as a hero. If anyone witnessed the incident or knew Mosher or Carney, please share information that could add context to what happened.