Police Data Collection (Wichita Police Department)
| Submitted | June 14, 2021 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Information on officer involved shootings (including fatal police shootings of civilians, non-fatal police shootings of civilians and police shootings at a civilian that missed) between 2017-2020, including incident-level information specifying the date of each incident, race and gender of all subjects involved, what weapon if any they were armed with, any injuries or deaths resulting from the incident, the names of all officers involved, whether administrative investigations found the incidents to be justified under police department policy and any disciplinary actions taken against the officers as a result of the incident. If all aspects of this request are not available, please provide all relevant information responsive to this request.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Kansas Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 14, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Wichita Police Department
Good Morning,
We received your request regarding officer-involved shooting between 2017-2020.
Please see the attached document in response to your request.
Thank you,
Heather Burbank
Wichita Police Department
Records Bureau
From: Wichita Police Department
Good Afternoon,
Please see the attached document in response to your recent request for officer-involved shootings.
Thank you,
Heather Burbank
Wichita Police Department
Records Bureau
From: Wichita Police Department
Greetings,
We have received your request for data regarding Wichita Police Department officer-involved shootings between 2017-2020 .
Please see the attached documents in response to your request.
Payment can be made by phone with a Visa or MasterCard at 316-268-4186 or in person or by mail to KORA Request, Wichita Police Department, 455 N. Main, Wichita, KS 67202. Payment can also be made at https://swp.paymentsgateway.net/co/default.aspx?pg_api_login_id=Z9jsc4UR4O or by clicking on the forms tab at www.wichitapolice.com<http://www.wichitapolice.com>.
Please be advised that access to the Police Records Bureau is closed to the public, therefore in-person payments are not available.
H. Burbank
Wichita Police Department
Records Bureau
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $140.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
City of Wichita
Police Records KORA 5th Floor
455 N Main St
Wichita, KS 67202
From: Wichita Police Department
Good Morning,
We received a letter from you checking the status of a request you submitted on 6/14/2021 for data regarding Officer-Involved shooting.
Please be advised that an invoice was emailed to this email address and payment was then received for this request on 7/20/2021.
Attached, please find the data responsive to your request regarding Officer-Involved shootings between 2017-2020.
Your request is now considered complete and closed by the City of Wichita.
Thank you,
Heather Burbank
Wichita Police Department
Records Bureau
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