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KCK police officer shoots and kills gun-wielding man
A man holding a woman at gunpoint early Friday took aim at a Kansas City, Kan., police officer, who killed him with a shot from her weapon, authorities said.
Shortly after 2:15 a.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance involving a man and woman in the 2200 block of Silver Court in the city's Argentine district. Police said they found a man pointing a handgun at a woman. When the man allegedly pointed the gun at police, a female officer, a seven-year veteran, shot and killed him.
The man was identified as Kerry Evans, 38, of Kansas City, Kan. According to court records, Evans was convicted in December 1993 of a sex-related offense. He served almost two years in state prison before being granted conditional supervised release in November 1994. He violated his parole in 1996 and was returned to prison. He was released in May 1998.
Evans was also pleaded guilty in April 2003 to one count of trafficking contraband in a correctional facility. In May 2003, he was granted 24 months of probation.
It was the third shooting involving a police officer in the city in as many months.
Earlier this month, a University of Kansas police officer shot and critically wounded a man who had driven a car through a fence surrounding a parking lot near 38th Avenue and Booth Street.
The officer, who has been with the department for 1½ years, said the man was walking away from his car and damaged fence when he allegedly pulled a knife and ran toward the officer. When he didn't stop, the officer shot the suspect.
The KU Police Department, which protects the medical center campus, placed the officer on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the shooting.
On Friday, Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome A. Gorman ruled that the shooting was justifiable.
Gorman's office said the police car's video shows that the KU officer made many requests for the man to show his hand. The man charged the officer waving a knife in a menacing manner. The video showed that the officer then fired his handgun.
In December, a 22-year-old patrol officer shot Robert Austin, 40, of Austin, Texas, to death at Ninth Street and Splitlog Avenue after he lunged at officers with a knife.
Before being retiring in January, District Attorney Nick Tomasic ruled that shooting was justified.
Officer Todd Schumaker, a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department, said all shootings involving officers are taken extremely seriously.
“Police are given a great power by the people to uphold the law and to only use that (deadly) force when necessary,” Schumaker said. That's why the officer is placed on administrative leave until detectives are able to investigate the shooting to make sure that power was not abused, he said.
“We give it its full due,” Schumaker said. “It is not something they rubber stamp.”
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/10995987.htm
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What's going on with all these Police shootings? Surely, "something could have been done" {picture wringing of hands while stating this}
Sounds like a hot area. Can anyone tell us what it's like living there? Any CCW permits?
A man holding a woman at gunpoint early Friday took aim at a Kansas City, Kan., police officer, who killed him with a shot from her weapon, authorities said.
Shortly after 2:15 a.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance involving a man and woman in the 2200 block of Silver Court in the city's Argentine district. Police said they found a man pointing a handgun at a woman. When the man allegedly pointed the gun at police, a female officer, a seven-year veteran, shot and killed him.
The man was identified as Kerry Evans, 38, of Kansas City, Kan. According to court records, Evans was convicted in December 1993 of a sex-related offense. He served almost two years in state prison before being granted conditional supervised release in November 1994. He violated his parole in 1996 and was returned to prison. He was released in May 1998.
Evans was also pleaded guilty in April 2003 to one count of trafficking contraband in a correctional facility. In May 2003, he was granted 24 months of probation.
It was the third shooting involving a police officer in the city in as many months.
Earlier this month, a University of Kansas police officer shot and critically wounded a man who had driven a car through a fence surrounding a parking lot near 38th Avenue and Booth Street.
The officer, who has been with the department for 1½ years, said the man was walking away from his car and damaged fence when he allegedly pulled a knife and ran toward the officer. When he didn't stop, the officer shot the suspect.
The KU Police Department, which protects the medical center campus, placed the officer on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the shooting.
On Friday, Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome A. Gorman ruled that the shooting was justifiable.
Gorman's office said the police car's video shows that the KU officer made many requests for the man to show his hand. The man charged the officer waving a knife in a menacing manner. The video showed that the officer then fired his handgun.
In December, a 22-year-old patrol officer shot Robert Austin, 40, of Austin, Texas, to death at Ninth Street and Splitlog Avenue after he lunged at officers with a knife.
Before being retiring in January, District Attorney Nick Tomasic ruled that shooting was justified.
Officer Todd Schumaker, a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department, said all shootings involving officers are taken extremely seriously.
“Police are given a great power by the people to uphold the law and to only use that (deadly) force when necessary,” Schumaker said. That's why the officer is placed on administrative leave until detectives are able to investigate the shooting to make sure that power was not abused, he said.
“We give it its full due,” Schumaker said. “It is not something they rubber stamp.”
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/10995987.htm
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What's going on with all these Police shootings? Surely, "something could have been done" {picture wringing of hands while stating this}
Sounds like a hot area. Can anyone tell us what it's like living there? Any CCW permits?