The Kansas Bureau of Investigation in investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred over the weekend in Hutchinson.
According to the Hutchinson Police Department, officers were dispatched to a residential neighborhood near North Adams Street and West 28th Avenue around 9:15 on Sunday night. Reports indicated a woman in the area pointing a rifle at nearby residences. Four H-P-D officers arrived to find 50-year-old Cassandra Scott of Hutchinson in the street and armed with a rifle.
Shortly after officers made contact with suspect, she pointed the rifle at officers, prompting one to fire multiple shots, striking Scott. EMS was called to the scene and transported the woman to the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was later transferred to a Wichita hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.
No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident.
A pellet rifle was recovered at the scene.
The KBI is conducting an independent investigation to discover all events leading up to the officer-involved shooting. When this investigation concludes, case findings will be presented to the Reno County District Attorney for determination of charges.
The investigation is ongoing.
