Kansas City Police Officer Will Not Be Charged in the Death of Donnie Sanders
Authorities in Missouri say they will not file charges against the Kansas City police officer who shot and killed Donnie Sanders, a 47-year-old unarmed Black man, in March 2020.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker made the announcement Monday and said a witness corroborated the officer’s belief that Sanders was moving toward him with what he thought was a weapon.
Sanders had a cell phone, the prosecutor’s statement said. One witness “said he was ‘pointing whatever it was at the officer,'” and later said they also thought it appeared to be a gun.
Baker said her office made the decision after consulting with outside district attorneys, attempting to enhance audio from the night of the shooting and repeatedly canvassing the scene of the incident for more witnesses.
