Watch Candlelight Vigil for Fallen Mo. Police Officer

Independence Police Officer Blaize Madrid-Evans was responding to a call with another officer when he was shot and killed by a suspect.
Sept. 17, 2021

A candlelight vigil was held Thursday for a Missouri police officer who died after exchanging gunfire with a suspect, who also was killed.

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Independence Police Officer Blaize Madrid-Evans, 22, was wounded when he and another officer responded to a call Wednesday. The other officer shot and killed the gunman, and Madrid-Evans was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.

The city held a candlelight vigil outside police headquarters. 

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