WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita Police Department says it plans to outfit all of its patrol officers with body cameras by the end of 2015.

Interim Police Chief Nelson Mosley told reporters Wednesday the initial outlay of $927,200 would be funded by grounding the police helicopter next year, along with grants and drug seizure funds. The department is also closely watching whether any federal money will be available.

President Barack Obama is promoting use of body cameras by police after the August shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

Wichita had begun outfitting some officers with cameras before then but Mosley acknowledged the events in Ferguson accelerated that plan.

City Manager Robert Layton says the community wants the cameras.