Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Shannon Wayne Marshall
Age : 40
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/06/2023
Location : QuikTrip, 4700 Lamar Avenue
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Lenexa Police Department; Fairway Police Department; Mission Police Department; Kansas Highway Patrol
Officer(s) :Jonah Oswald
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/06/2023, Lenexa Police Department officers located a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee near West 95th Street and Interstate 35. The driver struck a Lenexa police vehicle and continued driving away. Officers pursued the Jeep north on Interstate 35 into Mission, where it crashed on the Lamar Avenue exit ramp. Shannon Wayne Marshall and Andrea Cothran ran into the QuikTrip at 4700 Lamar Avenue as officers from multiple agencies responded.
Officers arrested Cothran in the women's restroom. Marshall entered the men's restroom, where officers attempted to take him into custody. Gunfire erupted inside the restroom. Marshall fired the shots that fatally wounded Fairway Police Officer Jonah Oswald. Officers returned fire, striking Marshall. Marshall died at the scene. Officer Oswald died from his injuries the following day.
The Johnson County District Attorney conducted an investigation into the police shooting and concluded that the officers' use of deadly force was legally justified. No criminal charges were filed against the officers who fired their weapons. Andrea Cothran was later charged in connection with the pursuit and Officer Oswald's death under Kansas law.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/suspect-strikes-lenexa-police-vehicle-in-pursuit-sunday-morning
https://www.kake.com/story/49355515/suspect-killed-officer-hospitalized-in-kansas-shooting
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article278014793.html
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article278025678.html
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article278055647.html
