Overland Park police shooting of teen ruled justified
The Overland Park police officer who fired into a moving van and killed suicidal teenager John Albers reasonably feared his life was in danger
In chilling dash cam video released with the announcement, the officer was standing in the driveway of Albers' family home Jan. 20 in the early evening when the garage door opened to let out a Honda minivan backing swiftly down the driveway.
"Stop!" the officer is heard shouting. He calls John by name. The van keeps backing out and the officer jumps aside and fires two shots from the side.
The van backs toward the street and then whips back around still in reverse back in the direction of the officer who fires 11 more shots from the side. The van slips into neutral and drifts to a stop in a yard across the street.