(KAIR)--The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday night in Leavenworth.
The KBI, in a release, said preliminary information indicates that shortly before 9:00 a man called 911 to request police so that he could report a crime. The man also stated that he was armed.
A short time later officers from the Leavenworth Police Department arrived at the man's home located in the 400 block of North 5th Street. When officers arrived, they observed the 44-year-old man armed with a knife in the front yard.
The KBI said several verbal commands were given to him to stop and to drop the knife. However, the man charged toward an officer and the 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 said the man will be identified once his next of kin is appropriately notified.
The release said the Leavenworth Police Department requested the KBI conduct an investigation into the fatal shooting. Once the investigation is complete, the release said the findings will be presented to the Leavenworth County Attorney for review.
The investigation is ongoing.
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