Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams on Monday gave a detailed timeline of efforts to subdue a suspect who prompted a long standoff at an apartment complex last week and said he eventually made the decision to "take out" the man.
Williams declined to answer reporters' questions about who fired the shot that killed the man, identified as Jared Lee Woosypiti.
Williams said he hadn't seen the autopsy report and can't say if Woosypiti was shot by an officer.
Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson is leading an investigation of the shooting.
A police document confirmed Woosypiti is the man who died late Thursday night at Southlake Village apartments, 4141 S. Seneca. The document also said Woosypiti was killed by police gunfire, ending a drama, which started at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Woosypiti was wanted on suspicion of firing shots in a Wichita Kmart on Wednesday afternoon and for stabbing his girlfriend July 4 at a residence in Derby.
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