JOHNSON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal weekend officer-involved shooting and have identified a teen who died.

On Saturday, police responded to the 9300 block of W.149th Terrace in Overland Park reference a welfare check of a reported suicidal person, according to a media release. As the responding officers approached the residence to make contact, the garage door opened and a vehicle exited the garage, moving rapidly toward one of the responding officers. The officer discharged his service weapon striking the driver. The driver later identified as 17-year-old John Albers died at the scene. 

The Johnson County Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Team (OISIT) in conducting the investigation. The officers were uninjured and the officer involved was placed on administrative leave pending the investigation.