The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Leavenworth. According to the Leavenworth Police Department, on Saturday night at 9 p.m. a male subject 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. Officers observed a 44-year-old male subject in the front yard of the residence, he was armed with a knife. Several verbal commands were given to the man 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 was called in to conduct an independent investigation into the shooting. Once completed, their findings will be presented to the Leavenworth County Attorney for review.
The man who was killed was identified as 44-year-old Micheal Mills of Indianola, Iowa. The investigation is ongoing.
