KBI investigating fatal shooting involving Topeka officer

What happened

A Topeka police officer shot and killed a man after the man fired a handgun. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fatal shooting.

The identities of the officer and the man have not been included in the public description of the incident. The description also does not state where in Topeka the shooting occurred or when it happened.

Investigation

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is handling the investigation into the shooting. That review will address the circumstances surrounding the man’s gunfire and the officer’s use of a firearm.

The investigation concerns an encounter that ended with the man’s death. The officer involved is identified as a Topeka officer, but no additional details about the officer’s status or assignment have been released here.

What remains to be established

A full account would need to establish what led officers and the man to encounter one another, what happened immediately before the handgun was fired, and the sequence of shots. It also would need to document the officer’s actions and the evidence collected during the investigation.

The KBI’s investigation is the next formal step described in connection with the shooting. Any later public statement from the agency or Topeka officials could add details about the incident, the people involved and the status of the review.