Kansas man found dead in home after being fired upon by police

Published October 13, 2023 8:31 AM

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A man was found shot to death inside a suburban Kansas City home after being fired upon by a police officer. The shooting happened late Tuesday in Olathe, Kansas. Police on Thursday identified the man killed as 33-year-old Dane Laing, of Olathe. The Kansas City Star reports that police have not yet said if the officer who fired at Laing struck him. Officers were investigating a report of an assault when Laing allegedly ran past them with a gun and tried to get inside a neighbor’s home. An officer fired at him. Laing was later found dead inside the home.

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