Sedgwick County District Attorney

Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett ruled Friday that a deputy involved in a fatal shooting earlier this year acted in self-defense.

Bennett says according to Kansas law, people who act in self-defense are immune from prosecution.

According to a report from Bennett’s office:

The shooting occurred Jan. 28 at a storage unit near Hydraulic and I-235.

David Bosiljevac had an active criminal case in Sedgwick County. He missed a court date for a probation violation and an arrest warrant was issued for him.

The Wichita Police Department is hosting a city-wide event on Saturday to hear feedback about law enforcement from community members.

The “What’s Going On and What More Can We Do” event invites people to discuss trends, topics and concerns in the criminal justice system with city, county and state law enforcement officials.

Police Chief Gordon Ramsay says the goal of the event is for his department and other agencies to gather insights from the community to help improve law enforcement effectiveness.

A prosecutor says a commission that screens applicants for the Kansas Supreme Court did not violate the state's open meetings law in choosing three finalists for a vacancy.

Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said Thursday that the nominating commission took a final vote during a public meeting in October with a unanimous show of hands. He says other votes by paper ballot to narrow a list of 19 candidates to three for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to consider were not binding actions.

The death of man killed during a traffic stop in Wichita last last has been ruled a suicide.

The Sedgwick County Sheriff's office says an autopsy report shows 18-year-old Caleb Douglas died of a gunshot wound to the head. The bullet came from a handgun found in his car.