Man who Kansas City, Kansas, police shot while responding to domestic disturbance has died
A man was shot and killed during an encounter with police in Kansas City, Kansas on Friday afternoon after he allegedly tried to break into a home and then engaged officers with a gun when they arrived outside of the residence.
The shooting took place around 4:15 p.m. near the intersection of 50th and Vista Street, said Nancy Chartrand, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. Officers with the department’s media relations team said at the scene that the man had already been shot by a homeowner before police arrived.
It was unclear Friday whether the man fired at the officers. But police say he confronted officers with a gun before they opened fire. He was beneath a canopy on the west side of the ranch-style house when officers arrived. He died at the scene.
Police say a man and woman reside in the home, though it was unclear which of them shot the man before officers arrived. The man did not live there, but was at the house and causing a situation police described as “domestic.”
The others involved in the domestic situation were unharmed, police said.
Three officers were involved in the encounter and are being placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard procedure. It’s unclear how many officers fired their weapons. Officers were equipped with body cameras, which will be reviewed as part of the investigation.
It is the second fatal police shooting in Kansas City, Kansas, this week.
On Sunday, officers fatally shot a man at 18th Street and Parallel Parkway. A chase that began in Kansas City, Missouri went across the state line. Police said Dario Dominguez, 25, turned and shot at officers, who returned fire.
The man’s death is the 16th homicide in Kansas City, Kansas, this year, according to data tracked by The Star, which includes fatal police shootings.
