A license plate camera helped Kansas police catch three murder suspects on a highway. The arrests happened hours after a deadly shooting in Kansas City, Kansas.
Police say the camera system, made by a company called Flock Safety, sent an automatic alert. That alert led officers to a car linked to the killing. Officers stopped the car after a chase and made three arrests.
A 64 year old man was shot and killed in Kansas City, Kansas. The shooting happened on the evening of June 8, 2026. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department major case unit opened a homicide investigation.
Just after 11 p.m. that same night, Newton Police and the Harvey County Sheriff's Office got an alert. The alert came from a Flock Safety license plate reader. It flagged a suspect vehicle driving west on Highway 50 in Chase County, Kansas.
A Harvey County deputy tried to stop the car. The driver would not pull over. Officers then put spike strips on Interstate 135 near the 36th Street exit. The spikes disabled the car and stopped it on the interstate.
All three people inside the car surrendered without a fight. Officers arrested all three at the scene. They were booked into the Harvey County Jail on first degree murder charges.
The three suspects are now waiting to be moved to Wyandotte County, Kansas. No names or ages for the three suspects were released in the report.
The day after the arrests, officers found firearms and ammunition on the shoulder of Interstate 135. Police suspect those weapons were used in the killing.
Flock Safety makes the license plate reader technology used in the case. The company put out a news release about the arrests on July 17, 2026. That release was picked up by other outlets, including a business news site and an international paper. The release credits its camera system with helping police find the suspect vehicle fast.
Flock Safety's system sent an automated alert when it identified the suspect vehicle. That automated alert is how the Harvey County Sheriff's Office and Newton Police got their first lead.
In this case, the alert came from a camera in Chase County. Officers in nearby Harvey County and the city of Newton picked up the chase from there. The suspects were stopped on Interstate 135 near the 36th Street exit.
The deputy's first attempt to stop the car did not work. The driver kept going after the deputy tried to pull the vehicle over. That refusal is what led officers to use spike strips on the interstate.
Spike strips are a row of sharp spikes laid across a road. They puncture a car's tires and slow it down. Officers used the strips near the 36th Street exit to force the car to stop.
The case remains open as of this report. The three suspects face first degree murder charges. They are held at the Harvey County Jail. They are waiting for transfer to Wyandotte County, where the shooting took place.
Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is leading the homicide investigation through its major case unit.
This is a Kansas case. It has no reported connection to South Texas or the Rio Grande Valley.
