KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man who was shot by police outside an Olathe restaurant last week has been charged with allegedly pointing a gun at officers.
Jesus Salazar III, 43, is charged in Johnson County District Court with one county of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and one count of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
Olathe police said officers were called to the parking lot of Strip’s Chicken on East Santa Fe Street to check on a man in a car.
A witness reported Salazar "seemed out of it" as he sat in a vehicle parked outside the fast-food restaurant.
When officers approached Salazar, they saw he had a gun.
He refused to put the gun down, according to police, and at least one officer shot him in the lower abdomen.
Salazar was captured following a short foot chase.
No officers were injured in the incident and Salazar is expected to recover.
He is being held at the Johnson County Jail on a $75,000 bond.
Salazar’s first court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
An independent team is investigating the shooting to determine whether officers were justified in using deadly force.
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