WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A 17-year-old who was shot and wounded by Wichita police has been charged with a misdemeanor weapons violation.
The Wichita Eagle (https://bit.ly/1nS2H79 ) reports that the charge was filed Thursday in juvenile court. It carries penalties ranging from probation to 28 days in juvenile detention.
Police said the black teen was armed and running toward the white police officer who fired at him. The shooting happened on the night of Dec. 4 outside a high school where a girls’ basketball game was underway.
Police say the teen began running with a handgun when officers stopped a pickup truck that police thought contained a suspect in a double homicide. The teen is accusing of ignoring multiple commands to drop the handgun.
Prosecutors haven’t yet ruled on whether the shooting was justified.
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Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, https://www.kansas.com
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