Prosecutor Johnson Announces Decision in Fatal 2023 KCPD Officer-Involved Shooting

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson this week announced that after a thorough review, criminal charges could not be ethically or legally filed against a Kansas City police officer involved in a 2023 shooting that killed two people and injured another.

“Based on the available facts, applicable laws, and legal principles concerning an officer’s use of force, we are unable to criminally charge th…