Officer flees after dying, Reuters reports

This is what happens when the newsroom budget is slashed.
The following paragraph is from a Reuters story concerning police officers who gave the last full measure of devotion.
"Lovelle Mixon, 26, was pulled over during a traffic stop in the early afternoon. Mixon, who was wanted for violating parole on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, opened fire on two officers, one of whom later died, and fled."
We can probably conclude that the deceased officer did not not flee after he died.
The following byline accompanied the story.
"(Reporting by Peter Henderson, Editing by Sandra Maler)"