Man in critical condition after officer-involved shooting in Augusta - KWCH

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AUGUSTA, Kan. (KWCH) - Update: 3:00 p.m. Saturday

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) responded to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday night around 9 p.m. in Augusta, Kansas.

The KBI says the Augusta Police Department received a 911 call with no answer on the other end, but the caller stayed on the line. Once an officer from Augusta Police tracked the call to the Phillips 66 at 610 W 7th St. in Augusta.

The officer learned that a man inside the convenience store had felony warrants for his arrest. The KBI says the man was identified as 49-year-old Barrye W. Lightner.

Investigators say the officer entered the store and attempted to make contact with Lightner, who pulled out a knife. Lightner took steps toward the officer who fired once, striking Lightner in his hands. The KBI says Lightner then used the knife to cut his own throat.

No law enforcement officers were injured, and Lightner was then transported to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, where he is currently in serious but stable condition. The KBI will conduct a thorough and independent investigation into this shooting.

This investigation is ongoing, and no further information has been released at this time.

Update: 2:15 a.m Saturday

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Augusta Police are investigating after an officer-involved shooting late Friday.

According to the Augusta Police Department, an officer responded to a 911 call from a cell phone, which was traced to a convenience store in the 700 block of W. 7th Street around 8:45 p.m.

When the officer got to the scene, he learned a man, identified as 49-year-old Barrye Lightner, who is wanted for a felony probation violation inside the store.

Police say Lightner brandished a knife and was shot by the officer. Police say Lightner also suffered an intentional, self-inflicted knife wound.

He was taken to a Wichita hospital in critical condition.

No one else was hurt.

The KBI is investigating and could release more information on what happened sometime Saturday.

Update: The Augusta Director of Public Safety confirmed the scene of a heavy police presence in the city Friday night followed an officer-involved shooting. Police vehicles and crime scene tape identified the scene as the Presto gas station in the 600 block of West 7th Avenue.

Representing the city’s police department, Augusta Public Safety Director Bob Sage said police were looking for a suspect with felony warrants which led to a confrontation between an officer and a 47-year-old man. An officer shot the man, Sage confirmed.

Further information was not available Friday night as the Kansas Bureau of Investigation responded to investigate. It’s standard practice for the KBI to investigate officer-involved shootings in the state.

Sage did confirm that the Augusta PD and Butler County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call.

A heavy police presence followed a reported shooting Friday night at a gas station in Augusta. The shooting was reported at about 8:30 p.m. at the Presto station in the 600 block of West 7th Avenue.

A dispatcher with the Augusta Department of Public Safety couldn’t confirm details from the scene where crime scene tape blocked off part of the station’s parking lot, including the gas pumps. Eyewitness News sent a crew to gather further information.

As of late Friday night, law enforcement remained on the scene. Stick with Eyewitness News here (at www.kwch.com) for updates when our crew confirms details with a commanding officer responding to the call.

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