Haysville Officer Involved Shooting 3.28.24

On March 26, 2024, the Wichita-Sedgwick County Advanced Law Enforcement Response Team (A.L.E.R.T) investigated a Haysville Police Department officer involved shooting in the 200 block of N. Main in Haysville Kansas.

On March 26, 2024, at approximately 4:57 P.M. officers of the Haysville Police Department were dispatched to the 200 block of N. Lamar for a welfare check where 68-year-old Bill Osterhout, Haysville resident, was reported to have been making suicidal statements. Osterhout was not located when the officers arrived on-scene.

At approximately 5:31 P.M. a Haysville Police Officer located Osterhout’s vehicle parked at a business in the 200 block of N. Main in Haysville. Osterhout was in his vehicle with a handgun. Several other officers responded to the scene. Osterhout made suicidal statements to the officers. Officers attempted to deescalate the situation without success.  Mr. Osterhout pointed the handgun at himself several times while officers were speaking to him. At approximately 5:42 P.M., Osterhout pointed a handgun at two Haysville Police Officers. Two Haysville Police Officers fired their handguns striking Osterhout. Officers attempted lifesaving efforts until Sedgwick County Fire and EMS personnel arrived. Those efforts were unsuccessful and Osterhout was pronounced dead on-scene at 5:49 P.M.

We are asking the public to come forward if they witnessed the incident or have video of the incident.  Please call the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Section at (316) 660-5300.

Once the investigation is complete, it will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney for review.

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