Man shot by Wichita police is charged with making threat

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A 26-year-old man shot by Wichita police in July is charged with making a criminal threat.

The Wichita Eagle reports Christian Joel Washington was charged last week with criminal threat and violating a protection order.

Police have said Washington displayed “aggressiveness” toward an officer before he was shot on July 14. They say the officer thought Washington had a gun but it was later determined that he was holding a pouch with a metal piece.

The confrontation occurred when officers responded to a woman’s call saying her son was causing a domestic disturbance.

Washington was shot once in the abdomen and was hospitalized before he was booked into jail.

In court documents, Washington said he was homeless and unemployed. He is being held in the Sedgwick County Jail.

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Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, http://www.kansas.com