Kansas City police fatally shoot man during disturbance at Northland home

Kansas City police fatally shot a man while responding to a disturbance at a Northland home Monday night, according to police.

Officers were called shortly after 10 p.m. to the home in the 2400 block of Northeast 34 Court, where a man armed with a handgun was reportedly threatening to harm himself.

After locating the armed man in the home, officers were talking with him when he threatened them with the handgun, according to police.

An officer shot the man. A written statement from the Police Department early Tuesday morning said the officer was “forced” to shoot the man.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No officers were injured.

The shooting Monday was the fourth time this year that Kansas City police officers have fatally shot a civilian.

The man’s parents said they were too distraught at the moment to talk about their son or what they believed led to the shooting. However, a relative said the man was shot in the basement of the residence.

Police have not released the man’s name and said more information about the shooting will be released as the investigation continues.

A neighbor, Trish Dang, said her son woke her and her husband because their dog was barking as police officers swarmed on her neighbor’s house.

Dang said her husband looked outside to see what was going on but could not see anything. They remained inside, she said.

Dang described the man shot by police as cordial and friendly. The man operated a lawn service and volunteered to shovel his neighbor’s driveway when it snowed.

“He was super nice to us. He would come out and say hello,” Dang said. “Last night was a depressing night. All of sudden, I lost my neighbor.”

This story was originally published August 7, 2018 at 10:08 AM.