Nicholas Hirsh was wanted for questioning regarding the murder of 41-year-old John Miles of Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Kansas Highway Patrol spotted the car near Perry Lake in northeast Kansas and pursued it to Lawrence. Hirsh was shot and killed, but it wasn't immediately certain wihich agency owned the bullet that killed him.
Victim's Name: Nicholas Hirsch
Agency Responsible: Kansas Highway Patrol, University of Kansas Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Race: White
Date of Death: June 15, 2020
County: Douglas
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5924