SHAWNEE COUNTY  —The investigation of a fatal officer-involved shooting has been forwarded to the Shawnee County District Attorney’s office for review.  Topeka

Earlier this month, Topeka Police had asked the Lawrence Police to investigate the shooting that killed Dominique White.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Lawrence Police Department reported in a media release they completed the investigation of the incident that occurred on September 28. Just after 9:30p.m. that night, police responded to the 300 Block of Southeast Lawrence, in Topeka regarding a report of a disturbance with shots fired in the area.

Officers responding encountered a suspicious person identified as Dominique Tyrell White, 30, Topeka. White had a handgun.  In the process of trying to secure the firearm, the White struggled with officers and attempted to flee.

While fleeing from officers, White reached for the pocket containing the firearm, causing the officers to fire their weapons. White sustained life-threatening injuries as a result.
Officers immediately provided medical assistance and summoned AMR who transported White to a local hospital where the he was pronounced dead.

White’s gun was recovered from the scene. Kansas Department of Corrections records showed White went to prison in 2015 for felony burglary and was discharged in August 2016.

The records show he returned to prison in October 2016 for illegal possession of a firearm as a felon and was released in May.

White Family spokeswoman Heather Joyce says police aren’t providing any information in the case. Police also have denied requests from media seeking the identity of officers involved in the shooting.