(KAIR)--The name of the man shot dead by police in Leavenworth has been made public.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation, in a news release issued Wednesday, identifies the person as 47-year-old Antonio Garcia, Jr.
According to the KBI, which is overseeing the investigation, the Leavenworth resident died Tuesday night after Leavenworth Police Officers were called to 1708 Rose Street to investigate an alleged stolen vehicle.
When they arrived, they encountered a man, now identified as Garcia, and an altercation occurred. The KBI says it was during that altercation, around 8:15, that the officer fired at Garcia.
EMS was called to the scene, where Garcia was pronounced dead.
Garcia's 41-year-old wife, Heather, was arrested and faces charges for interference of a law enforcement officer, concealing, destroying, or altering evidence, and criminal damage to property.
The KBI says the investigation is ongoing, and no further information is being immediately released.
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