Officer Mike Mosher justified in deadly shooting, DA says

Following an investigation into a May 3 officer-involved shooting that left two dead, Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe said Thursday that his office found Overland Park Officer Mike Mosher to be justified in using deadly force against 38-year-old Phillip Carney.

NEW DETAILS TODAY INTHE DEATH OF ANOVERLAND PARK POLICEOFFICER.TODAY - THE JOHNSONCOUNTY DISTRICTATTORNEY SAID OFFICERMIKE MOSHER - WASJUSTIFIED IN USINGDEADLY FORCE.THE INCIDENT HAPPENEDIN MAY AS MOSHER WASHEADED TO WORK.HE CONFRONTED A HITAND RUN DRIVER - WHICHLED TO A SHOOTOUTWHERE BOTH MOSHER -AND SHE SUSPECT WEREKILLED.TODAY - THE COUNTY D-ASHOWED A VIDEO THATSHINED LIGHT ON EXACTLYWHAT HAPPENED IN THEMOMENTS BEFORE THESHOOTING.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGJOINS US LIVE WITH MORE.THIS VIDEO IS KEYBECAUSE IT LINES UP WITHWITNESSSTATEMENTSABOUTWHAT HAPPENED ON MAY3RD.THE OVERLAND POLICEDEPARTMENT RELEASEDTHIS VIDEO AS PART OF ITSINTERNAL INVESTIGATIONINTO THE SHOOTING.THE D-A SAYS THE VIDEOSHOWS THAT OFFICERMOSHER WAS JUSTIFIED INUSING DEADLY FORCE ITHIS INCIDENT.AND THE VIDEO WASTAKEN ON MOSHER'PERSONAL CELL PHONE ASHE WAS HEADING INTOWORK.MOSHER AND CARNEYTALKED FOR ABOUT TWOMINUTES BEFORE THESHOOTING HAPPENEDHERE'S THAT VIDEO.IN THE VIDEO, MOSHCONTINUES TO ASKCARNEY TO GO BACK TOHIS CAR AND WAIT FOROFFICERS TO ARRIVE, BUTCARNEY REFUSES.CARNEY SAYS HE KNOWSHOW THE POLICEDEPARTMENT OPETES.MOSHER CALLS FOR BACKUP.THINGS QUICKLY ESCALTEAND AT SOME POINT,CARNEY GOES FOR HISBACK POCKET, PULLS OUTA GUN AND POINTS ITOFFICER MOSHER ANDTHAT'S WHERE THINGSTAKE A TURN...AND I HAVE TO WARN YOU,WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TOSEE IS DISTRUBING." the shooting exchange"SOTS:18:06:16 Johnson CountyDistrict Attorney Steve HoweI think it's also a goodexample of in how a blink ofan eye something that lookslike a normal situation can turninto a life and death situation.18:08:05 Overland Park PoliceChief Frank DonchezThat happened, that quick andI think that one of the reasonsI was glad we were going toshow this, as hard as it is toshow is to let the public know,this is what we deal with everyday and things can go bad soquickly.DONCHEZ SAYS HE SAWTHE VIDEO FOR THE FIRSTTIME LAST WEEK AND ITWAS INITIALLY FOUND BYMOSHER'S WIFE.BACK OUT HERE WHERE ITALL HAPPENED THERE'SSTILL SIGNS OF THECOMMUNITY'SAPPRECIATION OFMOSHER'S FAMILY WITH ALITTLE MEMORIAL OUHERE.REPORTING IN OVERLANDPARK.NICK STARLING41 ACTION NE