Captain Robert David Melton, 46, was killed on July 19, 2016, in Kansas City, Kansas, while responding to a reported shots-fired call near 2nd and Edgerton Avenue around 1:33 PM. A veteran of the Kansas National Guard, he had served 17 years with the Kansas City Police Department after nine years with the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office.

Captain Melton was fatally shot near 22nd Street and Haskell Avenue while searching for one of the suspects. Two suspects were later taken into custody. The primary suspect pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and criminal discharge of a firearm and received life with the possibility of parole after 25 years. The second suspect pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and criminal discharge of a firearm and was sentenced to 21 months in prison.

Melton is survived by three children and his expectant girlfriend. Does anyone have memories of his service or information about that day that could add detail to the timeline?