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Help coming in for Lee's Summit police officer injured in shooting
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. – Police officers in Lee's Summit are expressing gratitude and joy. Lee's Summit Police Ofc. Jared Timbrook is now recovering at home, five days after he was shot four times while responding to a domestic disturbance call. One gunshot was stopped by the officer's protective vest. Timbrook was , just 36 hours after being admitted. Lee's Summit Police Sgt. Chris Depue said Timbrook was determined to get out of bed and walk within a day of his surgery at Research Medical Center. Crews begin cleanup after tornado touches down in Independence 'We're going to be there every step of the way with him,' Depue said on Wednesday. While optimism rises at the police department, Timbrook likely has a long road to recovery ahead. Depue said Timbrook is expected to be out of work for six to eight weeks, and he'll likely perform light duty when he returns to work. 'He did tell me today that he's fighting pain. He has a hard head. He didn't want to take the hard pain medicines. We had to talk him into that,' Depue added. Thomas Tolbert, 27, and the domestic disturbance from Sunday night. Lee's Summit officers are expressing appreciation for the multi-state Blue Alert system, which spread word police sought Tolbert across Missouri and Kansas. , four hours away from Lee's Summit 'He won't work for a while. That's no doubt,' Ronnie Dummitt, founder and president at Answering the Call, said. Answering the Call has helped raise more than $1.4 million for officers experiencing need and their families. In many cases, Doumitt has seen officers' family incomes suffer while they recover from trauma. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV 'There's a spouse now, who's going to have to take off an extended amount of time from her job to maintain and take care of his well-being at home. He's not going to be able to move for an extended period of time,' Doumitt said. Answering the Call has several methods for the public to assist Timbrook, including this PayPal account for monetary donations. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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5 days ago
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Lee's Summit police shooting suspect arrested at Ellis hotel
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has now canceled the Kansas Blue Alert that was issued after law enforcement were searching for a suspect believed to have shot a Lee's Summit police officer Sunday night. The alert was canceled Tuesday morning, June 3, after Thomas Eugene Tolbert, 27, was located and apprehended in Ellis. In the early morning hours, law enforcement received information indicating that Tolbert might be inside the Days Inn hotel at 204 N. Washington St. The Ellis Police Department said witnesses reported giving Tolbert a ride from Kansas City, Missouri. The witnesses stated that they didn't know Tolbert was wanted in connection with the Blue Alert, but found the information when scrolling through social media. They immediately contacted law enforcement. Officers from the Hays Police Department, deputies from the Ellis County Sheriff's Office and KBI agents arrived at the hotel and safely took Tolbert into custody at around 4:50 a.m. Ellis police said nearby hotel rooms were evacuated during the incident. After a brief struggle and taser deployment, Tolbert was taken into custody. Wichita police search for suspect in deadly convenience store shooting He was booked on a Missouri warrant on suspicion of assault first-degree or attempted serious physical injury, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm, resisting arrest or detention by fleeing, and second-degree domestic assault. He was booked into the Ellis County Sheriff's Office Jail. A Blue Alert is used to help find violent criminals who have killed or seriously injured an officer in the line of duty. KSN has named him due to a threat to public safety. For more Kansas news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news by downloading our mobile app and signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track 3 Weather app by clicking here. To watch our shows live on our website, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
