KANSAS CITY, Kansas -- A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Kansas police captain in July 2016.
Jamaal Lewis was scheduled to go to trial on Nov. 5, but he pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree felony murder in the killing of 46-year-old Capt. Robert Melton in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Melton was searching for suspects in a drive-by shooting when he saw Lewis walking and tried to block him with his patrol car. Prosecutors say Lewis pulled a handgun and fired several shots through the passenger-side window of Melton's vehicle.
The Kansas City Star reports that Lewis was originally charged with capital murder.
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Lewis could be sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years. He will be sentenced Nov. 30.