DA: Wichita Police Justified in Fatal Shooting
Associtated Press - Sat 11:31 AM 08/25/2012
A prosecutor says Wichita police were justified in last year's shooting death of a robbery suspect at a Dollar General store.
A prosecutor says Wichita police were justified in last year's shooting death of a robbery suspect at a Dollar General store.
Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston released her report Friday on the killing of 27-year-old DeJuan Colbert.
Three officers responded to a robbery in progress at the store the night of October 30th, 2011. The officers reported seeing three men armed with knives and wearing bandanas.
Foulston's report says Colbert raised a steak knife and charged at the officers. All three officers opened fire. An autopsy found Colbert was shot 15 times.
Foulston says Colbert's actions posed a "deadly and imminent threat" to police and civilians in the store.
The other two suspects were arrested without incident.
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jimdingo
Saturday 25 August 2012 18:31 Report this comment
The police were good shots!! I saw on the news in Wichita awhile back some crazy lady charged after the police with a knife. They shot and killed her as their training dictates. The family was griping and are going to sue etc. They should have kept the crazy b#?%* on a shorter leash.