KBI identifies man killed in June 24th officer-involved shooting

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has identified the man killed in the June 24 officer-involved shooting in Topeka.

He has been identified as 38-year-old Christopher D. Kelley of Topeka.

The investigation is ongoing. Once the investigation concludes, the findings will be turned over to the Shawnee County District Attorney for review.

At approximately 9 a.m. on Friday, June 24  officers from the Topeka Police Department (TPD) responded to an area near the railroad, after 911 callers reported that a male subject armed with a knife had threatened them.

The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office and BNSF Police Department also responded to the incident.

When officers arrived, they located the man and attempted to convince him to put down the knife. As they negotiated with him, he cut himself several times with his knife. Law enforcement officers deployed bean bag rounds and used other less than lethal methods to try to subdue the man.

These efforts were unsuccessful and at around 10 a.m., the man charged toward a group of officers with the knife. Three officers from TPD fired toward the man striking him multiple times.

Officers secured the knife and rendered aid to the man. EMS transported him to Stormont Vail Hospital where he died from his injuries.