At 32, Sergeant Scott William Heimann had already given nine years to the Hays Police Department. On September 28, 2025, that commitment placed him in the path of gunfire while responding to a domestic violence call in Hays. He was shot during the response, transported by air to a regional hospital, and died from his wounds at 4:03 a.m. The loss is difficult to hold in any single sentence. A sergeant, a member of the Special Situation Response Team, and a public servant trusted with moments of danger was taken while doing work meant to protect someone else. Hays lost one of its officers; the…

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