Authorities say a man shot by police multiple times in the parking lot of a Wichita fast-food restaurant was on parole and holding a BB gun when officers confronted him.
The Wichita Eagle reports that 34-year-old George Phillips was seriously injured but is expected to survive. Wichita Police Capt. Jason Stephens said at a news conference Friday that police responded Thursday night when a woman called 911 and said that her 37-year-old friend was being threatened by her ex-husband. Officers spotted their vehicle outside a Braum's restaurant near Harry and Rock Road. Officers saw there was a "physical altercation" between the two people inside and attempted to remove Phillips from the passenger seat.
Body-camera footage that was released showed one officer yelling "drop the gun" before officers fired multiple shots.
