Incident

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12-30-2017 Kansas Wichita 1-2

Location

December 30, 2017

Incident Address

Wichita, Kansas

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 9
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Age: 33
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Officer Dexter Betts
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Child Involved Incident
Child injured (not child shooter)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Bystander shot

Notes

respond to man threat self with gun, attempt to retrieve handgun, officer fire at charging dog, ricochet hit child; officer later charged

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Bullet-fragment-from-WPD-officers-gun-injures-9-year-old--467549153.html

URL: http://www.kake.com/story/37174772/wichita-officer-on-leave-after-9-year-old-hurt-in-shooting-incident

URL: http://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article207093564.html

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 29
State House District: 84