Kansas City police today identified the man fatally shot by police Thursday afternoon as Terry D. Davis, 26, of Kansas City.</p><p>Davis has a criminal record that includes Jackson County convictions for forgery, robbery and possession of a controlled substance. He was also released from federal prison in March, after serving time for a gun conviction.</p><p>Police Capt. Rich Lockhart gave this account of the shooting, which began about 3:15 p.m. Thursday when officers saw a car driving erratically in the 1700 block of Van Brunt Boulevard:</p><p>As the officers checked the license plate, the driver sped away. The officers did not chase the car because it was not allowed under department policy.</p><p>But the police helicopter was nearby, so it began following the car. Other police officers paralleled the chase by driving along nearby streets.</p><p>The pilot reported that the driver was weaving through traffic and running several stop signs even though no patrol cars were following.</p><p>When the car reached the 2600 block of Norton Avenue, Davis bailed out. The driver continued northbound, where other officers stopped and arrested him near 19th Street and Jackson Avenue.</p><p>Meanwhile, Davis was trying to find a way to cut through a backyard to get from Norton to Jackson. He ran through a yard and climbed through a fence.</p><p>On the other side of the fence, he encountered a tactical officer assigned to the East Patrol Division.</p><p>The officer said Davis pointed a gun at him as they stood about two feet apart in a vacant mowed lot. The officer fired his gun and struck Davis, who dropped to his knees.</p><p>Davis ejected his handgun&#8217;s magazine, which fell on the ground. The suspect then threw the gun behind him, over the privacy fence, and collapsed.</p><p>He died at the scene in the 2600 block of Jackson Avenue in front of the fence</p><p>Police said other officers and some neighbors witnessed the shooting. Crime scene investigators recovered the gun on the other side of the privacy fence.</p><p>Officers closed several blocks in the area with yellow crime scene tape and told neighbors they could not move their vehicles. Investigators questioned the witnesses and the car&#8217;s driver Thursday night.</p><p>The shooting marked the second time police had killed a suspected gunman on the same block. In March 2005, an officer followed a van after he saw it hit another vehicle. The driver bailed with a gun in hand, which was recorded on the officer&#8217;s dashboard camera. The officer said Juan J. Jacquez, 20, ran into a yard, turned and pointed the gun at him. The officer fired once, killing Jacquez. A large white cross in Jacquez&#8217; memory remains planted in the front yard. It was only a few feet away from the crime scene tape Thursday.