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Understand is exactly how an inmate managed to break free and shoot the deputies. knew, here are the deputies who passed away, deputy patrick rohrer who died friday and depu theresa king who died this morning while they were transporting the inmate to the jail house. they were somehow overcome by the inmate and they believe that he grabbed one of the deputy s guns and began firing. we must look at the sacrifices of deputy rohrer and deputy king and believe what they believed, that the fight for goodness and truth and justice is worth our very lives every day of our lives, and we must be ever vigilant for the battle. both deputies were transported to a nearby hospital, but their injuries were too severe. rohrer had been on the force for seven years, king served for 13
Kansas. two sheriff s deputies taking inmates to court, overpowered by one who got ahold of a weapon. clayton sandell has more. reporter: it was supposed to be a routine prisoner transport. but when two deputies driving this van arrive at a kansas city court building this morning, one of the inmates manages to violently overtake them, shooting them both. it is very possible that with their own firearm, they were both shot. reporter: deputy patrick rohrer, on the job seven years and just 35 years old, was killed. the second deputy, a female, is in critical condition. gravely wounded. somebody from the parking lot started screaming, telling us to run back inside. shots fired. get back inside now. reporter: investigators say the suspect was also shot. he was taken to a hospital. that inmate has not been identified. officials have not said why he was originally in custody. tonight, investigators tell us they re interviewing witnesses