Just before the funeral of a detective who was killed by a fleeing suspect in May, the police chief of Kansas City, Kansas, asked one of his trusted veterans, Capt. ———Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com Mourners began showing up at Children's Mercy Park after sunrise for the service, which began at 9:30 a.m., The Kansas City Star reported ( http://j.mp/2a0Jnzm ). "You will see he was a true hero," said Zeigler, who struggled to make it through his tribute to Melton. Chief Terry Zeigler said when he finished it, Melton told him to "put it on the shelf, and hopefully we'll never have to use it again."

Source: ABC News July 23, 2016 18:11 UTC