DODGE CITY � A shooting incident that occurred during a Kansas Highway Patrol stop Monday in Dodge City has been ruled a suicide.



According to Drew Francis, chief of police for the Dodge City Police Department, at 8:37 a.m. Monday officers and detectives were dispatched to the area of the 2300 block of East Trail Street for a shooting incident during a KHP trooper�s traffic stop.



Upon arrival, officers found a 63-year-old male driver, Bruce Cox, dead from a single gunshot wound to the head.



After a thorough investigation, including dash cam video, the incident was determined to be a suicide. The KHP trooper who initiated the traffic stop, Trooper Dustin Gall, was not harmed and did not fire his service weapon.



Cox fired only one shot, which was the self-inflicted fatal wound. No other individuals were involved. There were no passengers in Cox�s vehicle.