BUTLER COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) responded to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday night in Augusta, according to a media release from the agency.
Preliminary information indicates that the Augusta Police Department received a 911 call where no report was made, but the caller did not hang up the phone. They tracked the call to the Phillips 66 at 610 W 7th St. in Augusta. Once an officer from Augusta Police Department arrived he made contact with the subject who called 911 and learned that a man inside the convenience store had felony warrants for his arrest. The man was identified as 49-year-old Barrye W. Lightner, of Augusta.
The officer entered the store and attempted to make contact with Lightner, who pulled out a knife. The officer gave several commands to Lightner which were not followed. Lightner took steps toward the officer who fired once striking Lightner in his hands. Lightner then used the knife to cut his own throat. The shooting occurred at approximately 8:25 p.m. No law enforcement officers were injured during the incident.
EMS arrived on scene and provided life-saving measures. Lightner was then transported to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita where he is currently in serious, but stable condition.
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BUTLER COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Augusta.
Just before 9 p.m. Friday, an officer with Augusta Dept. of Public Safety was investigating an open 911 call from a cell phone, according to a media release.
The cell phone was traced to a convenience store in the 700 block of W. 7th Street in Augusta. When the officer arrived at the store, he learned there was a man wanted for a felony probation violation in the store. The man identified as 49-year-old Barrye Lightner brandished a knife and was shot by the officer.
Lightner also suffered an intentional, self-inflicted, knife wound. He was transported to Wesley Medical Center by Butler County EMS in critical condition. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) is handling the investigation.