The school, which began in 1930 in a church basement, also launched a capital campaign called Something Extraordinary to raise more than $10 million over several years to finance this and future projects. She said Donchez made false statements in reporting how Jenison left the force when he called the officer's departure from the department a "voluntary resignation under ordinary circumstances and for personal reasons.Jenison Christian School announced it started renovating the school’s elementary wing. In March, Sheila Albers filed a complaint against Donchez to a governor-appointed state commission that oversees law enforcement training in Kansas. Officials also said Overland Park Police Chief Frank Donchez never communicated with Jenison about the agreement nor encouraged him to enter into it. The city said the agreement was "in the best interest of the community" and could prevent Jenison from potentially fighting for reinstatement because there was "no just cause to terminate" him and avoid a costly lawsuit. The Albers ended up settling the case against Overland Park and Jenison in 2019 for $2.3 million, The Washington Post reported, although the city and Jenison did not admit liability and Overland Park said it settled to avoid the cost and length of a lawsuit.Ĭity officials confirmed in June that Jenison received $70,000 as part of a severance package when he agreed to resign, despite the fact the Johnson County district attorney had cleared him of wrongdoing. Jenison reacted, aiming his weapon and yelling, "Stop, stop, stop." Jenison, who was standing to the right of the van, fired twice toward Albers the family's complaint contended that one or both of the bullets struck the teenager, "incapacitating him and rendering him unable to control the minivan." Eventually, the family's garage door swung open, and Jenison unholstered his weapon and moved toward the door as the minivan, which Albers was driving, began to back out slowly and in a straight line. They first spoke for a few minutes outside and did not knock on the front door or identify themselves. Albers was known to police because of past domestic incidents, and, according to the complaint, police knew he "potentially had mental health problems."ĭashcam videos and a neighbor's security camera showed Jenison and another officer arriving at the home. That's when a concerned friend contacted police for a welfare check, according to a federal complaint filed by the family against the city and Jenison. Just before dusk, Albers was home alone while his family went out for dinner. "However, the city concurs with the district attorney that the officer reasonably feared for his life and it was a lawful use of force." "Our sympathy goes out to the family and we respect their perspective," Reilly wrote in an email. Sean Reilly, a spokesman for the city, said Friday that a 3D scan of the crime scene is being retained by Johnson County's crime lab. Neither the police department nor the Johnson County District Attorney's Office immediately responded to requests for comment about how the Albers characterized the investigation, which was handled by the Johnson County Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Team. "As a result of this ongoing discussion, misinformation has been circulated resulting in a serious erosion of public trust over this period of time," the city said in a statement, adding that the withholding of the report "has become an obstacle to restoring the community's trust and confidence in the City of Overland Park, its officials, and the Overland Park Police Department." The city at the time sought dismissal of the lawsuit, which remains pending.īut in a surprise move this week, the city said it would release a redacted report and some evidence. In January, NBC affiliate KSHB in Kansas City, Missouri, sued the city for the release of the investigative files related to the case. The city of Overland Park, in its decision to make the files public, said it had received numerous requests for the report, but consistently denied them because the files had "sensitive personal information" and their release "can have a serious negative impact on future investigations." This was not an investigation, it was victim blaming." "He deserved an investigation that was competent, unbiased and backed by evidence. "John may not have been perfect, but he was deeply loved," the Albers said in their statement. Police were called to the Albers' home when a friend was concerned that he may have been intoxicated and feeling suicidal and had threatened to stab himself with a knife. The newly released files include social media posts and journal entries in which John Albers, a high school junior, expressed mental health struggles.