KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wichita police say a black 17-year-old who was shot by a white police officer as he ran with a gun toward a high school gymnasium was a documented gang member who was registered as a student at the school.
At a news conference Saturday afternoon, Police Chief Nelson Mosley said a 20-year veteran of the police department fired several shots at the unnamed teen, whose name was not released, after the youth ignored repeated warnings to stop.