The family of Dominique White say they are "incredibly disappointed" with Shawnee Co. District Attorney Mike Kagay's decision not to file charges against the two officers who shot and killed the 30-year-old man earlier this year.

"My son was shot in the back while attempting to run away from officers," White's mother Mary Theresa Wynne said. "The video shows that they did not need to shoot and kill him."

Kagay announced his decision Wednesday afternoon. During the news conference, he showed body cam footage of multiple angles from the scene.

The videos showed the two Topeka Police officers approaching White to question him. The officers asked if he had a gun and White said he didn’t. Officers noticed the gun in White’s left pocket and tried to take him into custody. That's when White breaks away and starts to run and appears to reach for the pocket that had the gun. That's when both officers fired, each of them firing four times.

The video shows the officers keeping White at gunpoint after the shooting, while he was laying in the middle of the intersection. One officer went back to his car to get a first aid kit and called for backup.

A group of bystanders started to shout at officers, asking them to begin CPR. The officer who went back to his car disarmed White, pulling a semi-automatic handgun and clip out of his pocket, then starting to administer first aid.

"Had Topeka police exercised restraint, Dominique would be alive with us today. He would be at home spending the holidays with us, his family," said White's step-mother Molly White.

White was shot three times, with one bullet striking White in the back and exiting through his chest.

At lease one round was in the chamber when they recovered the weapon.

"The use of force was lawful under Kansas law, and the U.S. Constitution,” said Kagay.

His decision comes nearly three months to the day since White was shot and killed by two Topeka police officers who were responding to a shots fired call near Ripley Park. The Lawrence Police Dept. was asked to investigate the Sept. 28th shooting and handed over the results to the District Attorney’s Office in late November.

With the investigation now completed, the City of Topeka will begin its administrative review of the encounter. The officers will remain on leave during that process.

According to the Topeka Police Dept., their officers responded to reports of gunfire near SE 3rd Street and SE Lawrence Street. They found White nearby, near 2nd and Lime, where he allegedly struggled with officers before starting to run off. White then reportedly reached into his pocket – where officers believed he had a gun – and the officers fired.

TPD said a gun was recovered from the scene. Officers from the police department and Shawnee Co. Sheriff’s Office said White had been shot in the chest. White’s family disputed that claim after the release of his death certificate, which listed the cause of death as gunshot wounds to the back.

White’s supporters have held multiple protests over the past few months urging the City of Topeka and TPD to release more information about the shooting, including the names of the officers involved and the body cam footage. The names of the officers have not been released at this time. However, White’s father, Kelly White, was allowed to watch the videos from that day earlier this month, after winning court approval to serve as the executor to Dominique White’s estate.

Within hours of Kelly White watching the footage, the family released a statement asking for privacy so they could "process everything." White’s father has not talked about what he saw in the video. The City has rejected calls to release the footage publicly, citing state law prohibiting releasing it while the investigation is still ongoing.

In the weeks since the investigation was handed over to Kagay’s office, the issues brought forth by White’s death have led to heated exchanges at a City Council Meeting and packed the Topeka & Shawnee Co. Public Library for a city-wide discussion on the use of police force in the city, where attendees included Mayor-elect Michelle de la Isla. City officials indicated they plan to host another forum next month.