Law enforcement officials said the killing of Elijah Ming, 34, was another example in the spate of domestic violence calls and shootings this summer. If convicted, Shawn Harris, 38, faces a life sentence or the death penalty.

The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office charged Shawn Harris, 38, with capital murder this week in the killing of Elijah Ming, a nearly nine-year veteran of the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office.