James Dodds, 64, was shot outside his home in the 3000 block of North 82nd Terrace in Kansas City, Kansas, on the evening of June 7, 2026. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and died there on June 8, 2026. Dodds was known locally as Uncle Jimmy from a radio and television career, had served more than 15 years as a Wyandotte County deputy, and volunteered reading to children; friends and family remembered him as a devoted father of five with a big heart and a legendary sense of humor.

Police say three 18-year-old men from Kansas City, Kansas — Aaron Johnson, Mark Elliott Nash Jr. and Marquel McGee — were arrested in Newton, Kansas, on the same day Dodds died after an automatic license plate reader flagged their vehicle and a highway pursuit ended with spike strips. Officers recovered firearms and ammunition along the interstate that are believed to have been thrown from the vehicle and suspected to be the weapons used in the shooting. All three were charged with first-degree murder and held in custody pending transfer to Wyandotte County; investigators have not released a motive and the Major Case Unit is handling the active investigation.

Does anyone have information about Dodds’s activities that evening or about the vehicle involved during the pursuit?