Kansas Man Killed By Officer Outside Chief Keef Concert

Oklahoma City police say an off-duty police officer shot and killed a Kansas man outside an Oklahoma City concert.

Capt. Dexter Nelson said Friday that Sgt. Paul Galyon shot 24-year-old Brian Simms Jr. of Olathe, Kan., late Thursday at the Farmers Public Market in Oklahoma City. Nelson says the shooting occurred outside a concert by Chicago-based rap artist Chief Keef.

Nelson says Galyon and another officer were working off-duty outside the concert venue when they saw a man who appeared to be unconscious in a car. Nelson says the officers approached and saw the man had a gun in his waistband.

Nelson says Galyon opened fire when Simms did not comply with orders and confronted the officers. Galyon has been placed on paid leave pending an investigation into the shooting.

Family members of a 24-year-old Kansas man shot and killed outside a rap concert Thursday night are angry, shocked and grieving, the man's sister said. An Oklahoma City police officer shot the man about 10:30 p.m. outside Farmers Public Market, 311 S Klein Ave., where 17-year-old Chicago rapper Chief Keef was scheduled to perform. The victim was identified by his sister as Brian Simms Jr., of Olathe, Kan. “We're angry at the police officers,” Mishellai Avery said, adding that she wanted police to release the names of the involved officers more quickly. “It's still a shock to my mom. She's probably not going to know the truth until she sees his actual body.” Oklahoma City police Capt. Dexter Nelson confirmed Friday that Simms was the shooting victim and released the name of the officer involved. Two off-duty police officers, working security for the concert, approached Simms in a car, Nelson said. The officers saw a gun in the man's waistband and gave him orders regarding the weapon. When he didn't comply, one of the officers shot him, Nelson said. A concertgoer who was nearby at the time said he saw the flashes and heard eight shots. The officer who shot Simms was Sgt. Paul Galyon, a 19-year police force member. Galyon was placed on paid administrative leave.