LEAVENWORTH COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has identified the man killed Saturday night in an officer-involved shooting in Leavenworth, Kansas, according to a media release from the agency.
Micheal L. Mills, 44, of Indianola, Iowa, was shot during the incident, and later died at a local hospital.
The KBI will conduct a thorough and independent investigation into this shooting. Once completed the findings will be presented to the Leavenworth County Attorney for review.
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LEAVENWORTH COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Leavenworth, according to a media release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Just before 9 p.m. Saturday, a man called 911 to request police so that he could report a crime. He also stated that he was armed.
A short time later officers from the Leavenworth Police Department arrived at the location, which was in the 400 block of N. 5th Street in Leavenworth.
When officers arrived, they observed a 44-year-old man in the front yard of the residence armed with a knife. Several verbal commands were given to him to stop and to drop the knife. The man charged toward an officer and that officer fired multiple rounds striking him.
Medical aid was provided, and EMS transported the man to a Leavenworth hospital. Despite life-saving measures, he died from his injuries. The KBI did not release the name of the man who died.