1 person dead after officer-involved shooting in Butler County

BUTLER COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas Bureau of Investigations identified a man shot and killed by Butler County deputies on Sept. 13 as 43-year-old Eugene L. McRae.

Deputies were initially called out to a domestic disturbance near the intersection of SW 140th and Tawakoni.

A woman and two children were able to leave the home before the deputies arrived. Deputies then tried to negotiate with a man who was inside the house.

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office said the man eventually came out of the home and started walking toward deputies. The sheriff said the man then got close enough to a deputy to grab their gun and shoot himself.

The KBI says the case is still under investigation.

Law enforcement released more details about an officer-involved shooting that happened Sunday morning southwest of Augusta.

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a home near Tawakoni Road and South 140th Street for a domestic violence report.

A woman and two children were able to leave the home before the deputies arrived. The deputies then tried to negotiate with a man who was inside the house.

The man eventually came outside when officers tried talking to the man, he then started walking towards them. That’s when deputies tried talking the suspect into surrendering and using less-lethal options, including tasing the man twice, but it was ineffective.

The sheriff said the man then got close enough to a deputy to grab their gun, shooting himself.

“He grabs the officer’s gun, while the officer still has a hold of it and he pulls the officer and the gun to his chest and shoots himself in the chest,” Sheriff Kelly Herzet with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office said. “And through this, he’s saying you’re going to have to kill me. Tasers, less-lethal are not working.”

Efforts to save the man were unsuccessful, according to the sheriff. The sheriff also said they had previously responded to a handful of incidents at the house before.

Butler County Emergency Dispatch confirms one person died after an officer-involved shooting Sunday morning.

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office was called to a domestic disturbance at around 10:00 a.m. in the intersection of SW 140th and Tawakoni.

No officers were hurt during the incident.

There is no threat to the public at this time.

No other information has been made available.

We have a crew headed to the scene to gather more information.

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