A part-time police officer shot and killed himself during a confrontation with law enforcement officers. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation it happened after noon Aug. 1st in Macksville, Kansas.
The KBI High Risk Warrant Team and the Kansas Highway Patrol Special Response Team, were requested to assist in the execution of a search warrant in Macksville for 41-year-old Michael Lee, a City of Macksville part-time police officer. He was being investigated for the Crime of Sexual Exploitation of a Child.
Lee barricaded himself in his residence and refused to comply with law enforcement orders to come out. An arrest warrant was then obtained for Interference with Law Enforcement. Shortly before 6:35 p.m. Lee opened the door and stepped into the threshold with a gun in hand. Law enforcement attempted to subdue him with less lethal techniques. Lee shot himself to death. The investigation is ongoing.