Former Overland Park police officer killed in shootout at North Carolina home
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A former Overland Park, Kansas police officer is remembered after he was shot and killed in the line of duty.
William Elliott, who friends called “Alden” was one of four officers killed in a shootout in North Carolina Monday.
Police said officers approached a home, serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm.
Elliott worked for the North Carolina Department of Corrections.
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He started his career at the Overland Park Police Department in 2008.
Overland Park Ofc. John Lacy said Elliott left in good standing after about a year and a half.
He graduated from the Johnson County Police Academy.
Lacy said this loss hits close to home, especially for those who knew Elliott.
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“They describe him as a wonderful officer and a couple of them that went to the police academy hate that he left because he probably would’ve went really far here in Overland Park,” Lacy said. “However, he went to North Carolina and resumed his law enforcement career there.”
Elliott leaves behind a wife and one child.
Scott Mosher is a councilman in Overland Park and the father of Mike Mosher.
Mosher was an Overland Park police officer. In 2020, he was killed in a shootout with a suspect not far from the now Mike Mosher Boulevard, near 123rd and Antioch.
Scott remembers his son as he mourns the loss of Elliott and the other officers.
“It’s a tragedy that I wouldn’t wish on any family,” Scott Mosher said. “It brings up the memories because that’s all that we have left of our family member, is the memories we shared with them, and that’s how we keep them alive in our hearts. But the bottom line is the public needs to put an end to this kind of thing through justice.”
Scott also serves as a Deputy in Franklin County.
“An officer loses his life in the line of duty; it all affects us even if it’s from California to north Carolina. It plays on us, it tugs on our heart, it affects us. It’s a dangerous job, but it’s a calling. We know that this is what we wanted to do,” Lacy said. “It affects us even though he is no longer with us.”
Lacy said their Peer Support Team will be reaching out to the officers who knew Elliott.
