Dominica Finch, said Barriss got what he deserved, but that she also wants to see police held accountable. Finch’s family has sued the city of Wichita and the officers involved. Police have said the officer who shot Finch thought he was reaching for a gun because he moved a hand toward his waistband. Prosecutors declined to charge the officer.
Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett defended that decision.
“I am very much sympathetic to the Finch family, but at the end of the day my determination has to be in what the law allows,” Bennett said.