deputies, killing them both. >> from what i observed and what i believe the investigation will show is they followed proper procedure. is so we always evaluate procedures, but we did confirm that they did follow proper procedure. >> reporter: they a also say this happened in a secure gated area at the courthouse and believe the gun was possibly taken from one of the deputies. to their best knowledge, investigators believe the inmate was cuffed at the time. eric? eric: and how is the community reacting tonight? >> reporter: well, the kansas city, kansas, mayor says both deputies will not be forgotten and that they are heroes who died protecting their community. but there's also an overwhelming sense of shock being that it happened in a usually secured area of the courthouse. investigators saying deputy patrick rourke and deputy teresa king were transporting the suspect and somehow were overcome by the inmate. deputy rohr had been on the force for seven years, king served for thirteen years.