Investigations are ongoing after a man was killed in police shooting near Maize

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Three days later A 27-year-old man died from his injuries in a police shootout near MaizeWichita police have shared bodycam footage and a timeline of events from the incident, which they continue to investigate. WPD, as an outside agency not involved in the incident, is leading the investigation into the Oct. 12 (Saturday) shooting of Jonathan Macias in a neighborhood east of Maize, near 45th North and Ridge Road.

Speaking to the media Tuesday morning, WPD Chief Joe Sullivan provided a timeline of events leading up to the shooting and showed bodycam footage that showed part of the response that began at the Maize Police Department and with support from departments such as the Park City Police Department and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office.

Reviewing the timeline, Sullivan said about an hour passed from the time the first Maize police officer responded to a disturbance call to the time a fatal shot was fired after the response expanded.

During the response, the WPD chief said Macias was driving erratically through the neighborhood and officers were unable to get Macias to stop. These measures included the use of stop sticks that flattened the vehicle’s tires.

At about 8:12 a.m., Sullivan said, Macias drove through a fence, exited the vehicle and ran back toward responding officers. He said officers from the Maize and Park City police departments and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office fired firearms and less-lethal beanbag rounds.

The fatally wounded Macias died at the scene of the accident.

“The incident ends when police see Mr. Macias hitting his body with his fist and reaching for his back without following commands,” the WPD chief said. “You also hear the officers warn that they will fire less lethal (rounds) and also order him not to reach him.”

Sullivan said Macias was wearing a ballistic vest that did not contain ballistic inserts.

“But you wouldn’t know that unless you had it in your hand,” he said.

The WPD chief said at one point during the incident, a deputy reported seeing Macias with a handgun during the incident. Sullivan said officers did not find a weapon on Macias. who reportedly made the call that prompted the initial police response.

Sullivan said the man called to report a disturbance involving a weapon and it soon became clear he was calling about himself.

Sullivan said the investigation into Saturday morning’s events could take several weeks as WPD reviews all available footage and conducts any necessary interviews. Ultimately, the case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney for a final decision on whether the shooting was justified.

Sullivan asks anyone with information who has not spoken to investigators to contact the WPD Investigations Unit at 316-268-4407.

“This is clearly just an unfortunate incident, it is a tragedy. I think it was an extremely chaotic situation for everyone involved,” Sullivan said. “We are here today to present the facts to the public, what information was known at the time and what information was not known at the time. And then we will continue to collect these facts. Our job here is to gather all the facts, and we are still in the process of doing that so we can make a comprehensive presentation to the district attorney.”

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