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While friends were commenting on his last Facebook post Friday -- and some were reading text messages indicating his plan to commit suicide by cop -- Trepierre Hummons called 911 then waited with a gun for police to arrive, Cincinnati police said. When they did, he and shot and killed 48-year-old Officer Sonny Kim, a husband and father of three, police said. Then he opened fire on two more officers, said Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffery Blackwell. The police, while armed, didn't know what they'd walked into. That's because when when the 21-year-old Hummons called the emergency operator, he didn't hint...

On Friday mornign Cincinnati police officer Sonny Kim was killed in a shootout. Kim was an immigrant to the United States from South Korea. Kim was a husband and the father of three, a martial arts instructor. (Cincinnati.com) It was the first time a Cincinnati officer was killed in the line of duty since 2000. Suspect Trepierre Hummons was also killed in the shootout with police. He wrote a good-bye message online before the shooting. The family was SHOCKED that their rapper son was killed by police. Trepierre had a police record that included, armed robbery, burglary and sexual assault....

While friends were commenting on his last ever Facebook post Friday, Trepierre Hummons called 911 -- then waited with a gun for officers to arrive, Cincinnati police said. In his bid to commit suicide by cop, he fatally shot Officer Sonny Kim, 48, a husband and father of three, police said. Then he opened fire on two more officers, said Police Chief Jeffery Blackwell. When Hummons, 21, called the emergency operator, he didn't let on what he was planning. Instead he pretended to be a concerned witness who saw a man acting erratically with a gun, according to 911 and...