CRAWFORD COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday night in Pittsburg, Kansas, according to a media release from the agency.
Just after 10p.m. Wednesday, an officer from the Pittsburg Police Department was in the roadway, near the department parking lot after his shift, when he observed a male subject acting erratically on the sidewalk in the 200 block of West 3rd. St., in Pittsburg.
Preliminary information indicates when the officer approached the man, near the northwest corner of the police department property on 3rd St, he removed his clothes, and began running alongside the officer’s patrol car. The officer attempted to detain the man, later identified as Jalen Dior Green, 29, of Pittsburg. Green resisted and a physical fight ensued. The officer deployed a Taser, but it did not subdue him. During the struggle, Green grabbed the PPD officer’s flashlight and struck him with it in the head.
The violent altercation continued as another PPD officer approached to attempt to help. During the struggle Green wrestled with the officer and items came off the officer's belt. Green was able to pick up the flashlight from the ground and raised it toward the PPD officer. The officer fired multiple times, striking Green.
Lifesaving measures were attempted and EMS responded. They transported Green to a local hospital. Despite efforts he was pronounced deceased at 10:45 p.m.
The officer involved in the incident sustained an injury to his head and was treated at a local hospital. He was released and is expected to fully recover.