KCK’s chief of police and the county district attorney are Black men. After years of police corruption, residents are hopeful but worried about how they'll handle a fatal police shooting.
The district attorney’s office will review the investigation of Kansas City, Kansas police officers in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Amaree’ya Henderson during a traffic stop on April 26.
The 25-year-old man was shot and killed during a traffic stop on April 26. The attorneys said Wednesday they plan to file a civil rights lawsuit on his behalf.
The family of Amaree’ya Henderson and attorneys who represent the family planned to demand release of the body-cam footage related to his shooting death Wednesday in Kansas City, Kansas.