A 62-year-old Kansas man has been charged with assaulting law enforcement officers in connection with a police shootout on Thursday evening in Ballard.
Christopher Michael Bowman is charged with first- and second-degree assault for allegedly shooting at Seattle police officers Jonathan Lupastean and Bailey Person. One of the officers was treated for a graze wound to the leg.
Bowman was in the hospital in critical condition on Friday. He was allegedly following his ex-wife who called 911, reporting he likely had a weapon, according to charging documents. Officers arrived and noted the suspect had a hand in his pocket, prosecutors allege…