Wichita police officer won’t be prosecuted in fatal McDonald’s encounter, DA says

A Wichita officer involved in a McDonald’s parking lot fatal shooting will not be prosecuted, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said Friday.

“Under the totality of the circumstances, I don’t have enough evidence to establish that the officer was not acting in self-defense,” Bennett said about the July 31, 2024, incident at 545 N. Hillside.

Brennan Russell, 29, who was in the back seat of a vehicle, pointed a gun at an officer and then shot himself in the head just before the officer opened fire, according to Bennett…

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