WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Wichita man accused of firing a gun at police during civil unrest last week has been charged with more than 20 counts in the case.
Henry Parker, 28, made his first appearance in court earlier this week, television station KAKE reported. Police said he fired multiple shots at officers during civil unrest on a Wichita street that followed protests on June 1. None of the officers was shot, but police said one officer’s helmet was hit by bullet pieces that had ricocheted near the officers.
Parker is charged with two counts of aggravated battery of an officer, 19 counts of aggravated assault of an officer and a weapons count.
The protests came on the heels of the May 25 police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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