DA rules Lenexa police shooting ‘justified,’ family plans federal lawsuit

LENEXA, Kan. (WDAF) — “Justified” was the ruling from Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe regarding a police shooting in Lenexa earlier this year that left 25-year-old Jose Enrique Cartagena-Chacon dead.

The deadly shooting happened in June at a Lenexa apartment complex.

Despite video evidence, a police investigation, and official records from that day, the District Attorney’s office and Chacon’s family have two very different accounts of what happened…

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