SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement investigating a fatal officer shooting have identified the suspect who died as 45-year-old Benjamin David Board, according to the Sedgwick County Sheriff's office.
Just after 9a.m. Wednesday, the United State's Marshal's service and a Wichita Police Department SWAT team learned that a suspect identified as Board, with a warrant for 8 counts for sexual exploitation of a child, was at an apartment in the 9200 Block of East Harry in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Department Captain Aaron Moses.
Officers also learned that Board was armed and had stated he was going to get into a 'shootout with police when he was located.'
Around noon, Board left the apartment and officers attempted to stop him in the 8900 Block of East Cherry Creek in Wichita. Police identified themselves to Board and told him he was under arrest. Board produced a firearm which led to one Wichita Police Department officer firing his weapon at Board. Board was struck multiple times.
Officers began life saving measures and called for EMS. Board was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sedgwick County Sheriff's office is in charge of the officer shooting investigation.