WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two years after Wichita police shot and killed two men in separate confrontations, the Sedgwick County District Attorney is still considering whether the shootings were justified.
Troy Lanning Jr. and Timothy Collins were shot to death two weeks apart in April 2012. Police say they were both involved in crimes when they were shot.
The Wichita Eagle reports that determinations of whether police shootings were justified have routinely taken several months in Sedgwick County.
Spokeswoman Georgia Cole said District Attorney Marc Bennett is waiting for a piece of information before making a determination in Lanning’s death. Bennett said no ruling will be announced in the Collins case because charges were filed against three other people and any comment by him might affect the court proceedings.