A Fairway, Kansas police officer has died a day after he was shot. The officer was identified Monday night as Jonah Oswald, 29. Oswald was a four-year veteran of the Fairway Police Department.He leaves behind a wife and two young children. Fairway Police Chief J.P. Thurlo issued this statement: “I am heartbroken at the tragic loss of Officer Jonah Oswald, who made the ultimate sacrifice while carrying out his oath to serve and protect. Officer Oswald was an integral part of our team and made significant contributions to our department and to the Fairway community. We will remember him as a warm-hearted individual whose hard work and passion touched the lives of many.On behalf of the entire Fairway Police Department, and the City of Fairway, I extend our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to Officer Oswald’s family and friends. We recognize that their loss is immeasurable, and our thoughts and prayers are with them. Officer Oswald leaves behind a wife and two young children. The Oswald family has asked for privacy at this time and is appreciative of the support being shown to them.I continue to be grateful for the outpouring of support for the Fairway Police Department. Any further public information will be made available at the appropriate time.” Background of the caseAuthorities heading up the investigation say that at around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, officers with the Lenexa Police Department located a stolen vehicle at West 95th Street and Interstate 35.Police say a suspect driving the vehicle struck a Lenexa police patrol car and fled the scene.Officers pursued the suspect north on I-35 to Lamar Avenue in Mission. Two suspects then ran into a QuikTrip located at 4700 Lamar Ave.Authorities said officers from multiple departments went to ‘arrest the suspects inside QuikTrip.’ Officers with the Lenexa police, Fairway police, Kansas Highway Patrol, and Mission police were all involved in the incidentAs police attempted to contact the suspects, gunfire between the two parties broke out. A male suspect, 40-year-old Shannon Wayne Marshall, was shot and killed in the exchange. Andrea Rene Cothran, 32, was taken into custody.
A Fairway, Kansas police officer has died a day after he was shot.
The officer was identified Monday night as Jonah Oswald, 29. Oswald was a four-year veteran of the Fairway Police Department.
He leaves behind a wife and two young children.
Fairway Police Chief J.P. Thurlo issued this statement:
“I am heartbroken at the tragic loss of Officer Jonah Oswald, who made the ultimate sacrifice while carrying out his oath to serve and protect. Officer Oswald was an integral part of our team and made significant contributions to our department and to the Fairway community. We will remember him as a warm-hearted individual whose hard work and passion touched the lives of many.
On behalf of the entire Fairway Police Department, and the City of Fairway, I extend our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to Officer Oswald’s family and friends. We recognize that their loss is immeasurable, and our thoughts and prayers are with them.
Officer Oswald leaves behind a wife and two young children. The Oswald family has asked for privacy at this time and is appreciative of the support being shown to them.
I continue to be grateful for the outpouring of support for the Fairway Police Department. Any further public information will be made available at the appropriate time.”
Background of the case
Authorities heading up the investigation say that at around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, officers with the Lenexa Police Department located a stolen vehicle at West 95th Street and Interstate 35.
Police say a suspect driving the vehicle struck a Lenexa police patrol car and fled the scene.
Officers pursued the suspect north on I-35 to Lamar Avenue in Mission. Two suspects then ran into a QuikTrip located at 4700 Lamar Ave.
Authorities said officers from multiple departments went to ‘arrest the suspects inside QuikTrip.’ Officers with the Lenexa police, Fairway police, Kansas Highway Patrol, and Mission police were all involved in the incident
As police attempted to contact the suspects, gunfire between the two parties broke out. A male suspect, 40-year-old Shannon Wayne Marshall, was shot and killed in the exchange. Andrea Rene Cothran, 32, was taken into custody.
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