Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Brandon Lynch

Gender : Male

Age : 27

Race : White

Date : 12/31/2022

Location : 900 Block of E Oakview Street

City : Olathe

County : Johnson

State : Kansas

Agency : Olathe Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Olathe PD allege that they arrived to a physical disturbance, found a man with an “edged weapon” and shot and killed Brandon Lynch. His mother stated that Lynch had suffered from schizophrenia, that this was well-known to police who had helped with it before, that they did not have to shoot him and did not deescalate the situation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kctv5.com/2023/01/03/olathe-mother-says-son-was-fatally-shot-by-police-during-mental-health-call-help/

https://news.yahoo.com/kansas-woman-frustrated-devastated-son-191400862.html?utm_source=ourcommunitynow&utm_medium=web

https://hayspost.com/posts/7df22511-472b-4ec9-9053-bb4272ac2dd2

https://fox4kc.com/news/olathe-mother-devastated-frustrated-after-son-killed-in-police-shooting/