DA: Topeka officers justified in man’s shooting death

Three Topeka police officers who shot and killed a man this summer were justified because the man charged at them with a knife, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said.

September 24, 2022Updated: September 24, 2022

By News Channel Nebraska

DA: Topeka officers justified in man’s shooting death

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