JoCo district attorney: Lenexa police shooting justified

Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe announced Friday that a fatal shooting involving Lenexa police in May was justified.

NO CHARGES WILBELFILED AFTER TWO LENEXAPOLICE OFFICERS SHOTAND KILLED A MAN IN MAY.KSHB 41 NEWS ANCHORBRYANT MADDRICK TELLSUS WHY THE D-A SAYS THEDEADLY SHOOTING WASJUSTIFIED.AND WE WT ANTO WARNYOU - THIS STORYINCLUDES BODY CAMERAVIDEO - WHICH SOME MAYFIND DISTURBING.JOHNSON COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEYSTEVE HOWE SAYS WHENTWO LENEXA POLICEOFCERS SHOT D ANKILLED A TENNESSEE MANIN MAY -IT WAS JUSTIFIED.FOR THE FIRST TIME THEYSHOWED THE BODY CAMFOOTAGE THEY SAY BACKSUP THAT DECISION.THIS EDITED VIDEORELEASED BY THEJOHNSON COUNDISTRICT ATTORNEY IS THEEVIDENCE THEY SAYSHOWS LENEXA POLICEOFFICERS WERE JUSTIFIEDIN SHOOTING DARRENCHANDL.

ERS When the doors open,we had that freeze photo ofwhat the offeric saw.There's also a freeze frame,where you can actually seethe gunpowder, the dischgearout of the firearm, which can Ithink helped confirm for theinvestigators and for our ofcefithat, fact he was the firstone to shoot in that sequee ncand then the officers as theywere falling backwards thenreturn fire.THE DA SAYS A FIGHTBETWEEN CHANDLER ANDHIS GIRLFRIEND INSIDETHEIR HOTEL ROOM IS E THREASON POLICERESPONDED THE MORNINGOF MAY 25TH.BODY CAM VIDEO SWSHOOFFICERS ANNOUNCEDWHO THEY WE.ERSPolice department.

Comeopen the dr now!CHANDLER CAN BE HEARDASKING WHAT'S GOING .

ONACCORDING TO THE DA'SOFFICE - OFFICERS DIDNOT HAVE A WARRANT ANDWERE NOT INVITED INSIDETHE ROOM, BUT UNDERKANSAS L HAD AIGHT RTO ENTER BECAUSEIMMEDIATE ACTION WASREQUIRED.STE EVHOWE / JOHNSONCOUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYSThe officers all reportedntheir interview that they wereconcerned with the victimssafety.

She stopped makingsounds and were concernedfor her welfare.TEAFR THE DOOR OPENS -A SHOOTOUT BEGINS.CHANDLER IS STRUCKMULTIPLE TIMES AND DIESAT THE SCENE.THE OFFICERS WERE NOTINJURED.AND CHDLER'SGIRLFRIEND WAS SAFELYREMOVED FROM THEROOM.SHE TOLD POLICE SHEWAS BEING STRANGLED BYCHANDLER BEFOREPOLICE ARRIV.

EDCHIEF DAWN LAYMAN / LENEXAPOLICE DEPARTMENTSJust watching it hereagain today, makes my het arpump very fast.

Very lucky thatwe didn't lose at least o twofficers in that situation.FOR OUTSIDEPERSPECTE IV- WETURNED TO FORMERPOLICE OFFICER ANDRETIRED FBI SPECL IAENAGT MICHAEL TABMAN.HE AGREES THE USE OFDEADLY FORCE WASJUSTIFD.IEMICHAEL TABMAN / RETIRED FBISPECIAL AGENT"If you wah tcthe video, itcertainly appears thathe tsubject fired first.

He wasready.

The officers had nochoice but to return fire.

Ifyoupoint a gun at a police officer,you"re going to be shot.THE TWO OFFICERSINVOLVED IN THESHOOTING WILL NOT FACECHARGES.RIGHT NOW THEY'RE ONMODIFIED DUTY.THE POLICE CHIEF SS AYTHEY'RE RECEIVINGCOUNSELING ANDRETRAINING BEFORERETURNING TO FULL DUTY.IN OLATHE - IM BRY