KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Kansas City, Kansas, police department and the family of a slain detective have been thanking the community for the support they’ve received since the fatal shooting last month.
Det. Brad Lancaster, 39, was shot near the Kansas Speedway on May 9 and died hours later at a hospital. Curtis Ayers, 28, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, faces charges in both Missouri and Kansas, including a capital murder count in Kansas.