A candlelight vigil will be held Thursday night in honor of slain Kansas City, Kansas, Police Ofc. Hunter Simoncic.

Simoncic was killed early Tuesday morning when a suspect, identified as Dennis Mitchel III, allegedly intentionally struck Simoncic, who had deployed stop sticks to disable Mitchells Ford pickup truck that was fleeing other officers.

The vigil is set for 7:30 p.m. in front of the Unified Government City Hall, located at 701 N. 7th St. in KCK.

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UPDATE, 6:35 p.m. | Candles and the program for tonight's vigil are sitting in containers before they are handed out.

UPDATE, 6:15 p.m. | An American flag is being raised in preparation for tonight's vigil.

UPDATE, 6 p.m. | KSHB 41's Ryan Gamboa is at the scene as the community prepares for to

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