DA: Topeka officers justified in man’s shooting death

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay says three Topeka police officers were justified when they shot and killed a man in June. Kagay said 38-year-old Christopher Kelley, was shot when he charged at the officers with a knife after threatening an employee at a BNSF property in Topeka. Police Chief Bryan Wheeles said Kelley, a Black man, struggled with mental health issues and cut himself several times before he charged at the officers. Kagay said in a news release that officers tried to negotiate with Kelley for about an hour and used less lethal means before Kelley charged at them.