KBI investigates fatal officer-involved shooting in Hutchinson

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Sunday evening in Hutchinson.

At about 10 p.m. March 29, the Hutchinson Police Department requested KBI assistance. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to investigate.

At about 9:11 p.m., officers with the Hutchinson Police Department responded to reports of an armed woman pointing a rifle at residences near N. Adams St. and W. 28th Ave. When four officers arrived, they located Cassondra M. Scott, 50, of Hutchinson, in the street.

Preliminary information indicates that at 9:20 p.m., after making contact with Scott, she pointed the rifle at the officers, prompting one officer to fire multiple times, striking Scott.

Officers rendered aid until EMS arrived and transported Scott to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was transferred to Ascension Via Christi St. Francis, where she was later pronounced dead.

No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident.

A pellet rifle was recovered at the scene.

The independent investigation aims to determine all events leading up to the shooting. In police use-of-force cases, the KBI releases details to the public as soon as possible. This information is preliminary and based on evidence collected and early statements from parties involved, witnesses, medical personnel and others. It does not represent final findings, which take several weeks to complete.

When the investigation concludes, case findings will be presented to the Reno County district attorney for determination of charges. The investigation is ongoing.