Pushing for change in how police shootings are handled

One Overland Park woman is pushing for legislation that changes the way police shootings are handled in the state of Kansas.

A POLICE OFFICER SHOTAND KILLED HER SON BACKIN 2018.NOW, ONE JOHNSONCOUNTY MOTHER ISPUSHING FOR CHANGE INTHE WAY OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AREHANDLED.SHEILA ALBERS IS TAKINGHER FIGHT TO THE STATECAPITOL TODAY.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN EXPLAINS WHATSHE WANTS AND THE BILLTHAT COULD ENFORCECHANGE STATEWIDE.SHE WANTSTRANSPARENCY.THAT IS THE WORD SHEILAALBERS HAS BEEN USINGOVER AND OVER.WHEN PROSECUTORSDECIDED NOT TO PRESSCHARGES ON THE OFFICERWHO SHOT AND KILLERHER SON JOHN TWOYEARS AGO - SHEILANEVER GOT TO SEE THEEVIDENCE THAT HELPEDPROSECUTORS MAKE THATCHOICE.SO SHE'S TEAMED UP WITHA STATE REP FROMOVERLAND PARK TOCREATE A BILL WHICHWOULD MAKE EVIDENCE INSIMILAR OFFICERINVOLVED SHOOTINGSPUBLIC RECORHERE'S PART OF THEARGUMENT SHE'LL MAKETO A GROUP OFLAWMAKERS LATERTODAY.Sheila Albers // JoCo United"It would mean closure for myfamily.When you deprive communities ofinformation, it exacerbates thtrauma, it doesn't get peopleclosure,it doesn't allow people to moveon inany positive way bc there arestill somany unanswered questions.

Thoseunanswered questions erode trustand they erode credibility"A DIFFERENT STATE REPFROM OVERLAND PARKHAS FILED A SIMILAR BILL -BUT IT ONLY MAKES ASUMMARY OF THEINVESTIGATION PUBLICRECORD - INSTEAD OF THEINDIVIDUAL PIECES OFEVIDENCE LIKE THE BIALBERS SUPPORTS.THE HOUSE JUDICIARYCOMMITTEE WIL HEARTESTIMONY ON BOTH BILLSIN TOPEKA AT 3-30 THISAFTERNOON.REPORTING LIVE INOVERLAND PARK CHARLIEKEEGAN 41 ACTION NEWSTODA