Lenexa police shoot and kill armed suspect at apartment complex

LENEXA, Kan. (KCTV) - The Lenexa Police Department has released information on an officer-involved shooting overnight.

According to the department, around 3 a.m. on June 22, callers reported someone with a gun at the Lenexa Crossing Apartment Homes in the 12400 block of W 97th Terrace, just southwest of Oak Park Mall.

Upon arrival, officers located an individual inside a parked vehicle near the apartment’s pool clubhouse. During an encounter with that individual, at least one Lenexa officer discharged their firearm, striking the individual. The individual was transported by Johnson County Med-Act to a nearby hospital and was later pronounced deceased. No officers were injured.

No further information has been released. The Johnson County Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigation Team (OICIIT) has taken over.

This case remains under investigation and anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Olathe Police Department at 913-971-6363 or the KC Crime Stoppers anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).

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