KANSAS CITY, Kan. ā The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Sunday morning in Kansas City, Kansas.
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department (KCKPD) requested KBI assistance on Sunday, Feb. 23, around 6 a.m. KBI agents responded to the scene.
Preliminary information indicates that at around 4 a.m., a male subject, later identified as Brian Hilt, 33, of Kansas City, Missouri, damaged property in order to enter an apartment building in the 700 Block of Nebraska Ave, in Kansas City. Surveillance video showed Hilt was armed with a firearm.
Around 5:10 a.m., a fire alarm was activated and firefighters from KCKFD responded. Upon seeing the property damage, officers from KCKPD were requested. A resident of the building called 911 a short time later reporting an armed disturbance. Two officers encountered Hilt in a hallway in the apartment building. Shots were fired after he disregarded commands to drop the gun he was holding. Despite medical aid rendered on scene, Hilt sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. No officers were injured during the incident.
This independent investigation aims to discover all events leading up to the officer-involved shooting. In police use of force cases, the KBI releases details to the public as soon as possible. This information is preliminary in nature, and is based on evidence collected and early statements of the parties involved, witnesses, medical personnel and others. It does not represent final or thorough findings which take several weeks to complete.
When this investigation concludes, case findings will be presented to the Wyandotte County District Attorney. The investigation is ongoing.
