UPDATE, 1:15 p.m. | Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe determined the Olathe police officer properly used deadly force in the Dec. 31 shooting of Brandon Lynch.
ORIGINAL STORY, 9:38 a.m. | Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe is expected to release his review Wednesday of a deadly police shooting on Dec. 31, 2022, in Olathe.
The findings detail the police response to a physical disturbance call around 11 p.m. on New Year's Eve in the 900 block of E. Oakview Street.
In their initial description of the incident, when officers arrived, they contacted a man allegedly armed with an “edged weapon” who allegedly “advanced toward officers.”
After unsuccessfully using a taser on the man, an officer with the Olathe Police Department opened fire, killing the man.
The man was later identified as 27-year-old Brandon Lynch.
Howe’s press conference, which is slated for 1 p.m. from the Johnson County District Courthouse, will include members of the Johnson County Officer Involved Critical Incident Investigative Team and the Olathe Police Department.
KSHB 41 will stream the news conference on kshb.com and the KSHB 41 app.
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