Multiple law enforcement officers shot in rural Kansas
- On Saturday, three Osage County deputies and a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper were shot around 10:30 a.m. while responding to a rural residence north of Carbondale, Osage County, Kansas.
- An exchange of gunfire occurred at a residence north of 113th and S. Topeka Blvd., with the Kansas Highway Patrol and Osage County Sheriff Brian Hill's office among agencies on scene.
- The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said multiple officers were injured and their conditions are `still very fluid`; officials could not confirm injury details, and roads north of Carbondale were blocked with 13 NEWS on scene.
- The Kansas Highway Patrol said the incident has concluded and there is no active threat, while officials are withholding suspect details and a Carbondale news conference at 2:15 p.m. will be livestreamed by WIBW.
- Authorities said it remains unclear whether anyone else was shot as the investigation continues near U.S. Highway 75, with Osage County Sheriff Brian Hill confirming his office assisted several agencies on scene, and WIBW.com updates forthcoming.
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4 Officers Shot After Responding to Domestic Violence Call
Four officers, consisting of three Osage County Sheriff's deputies and one Highway Patrol trooper, were shot Saturday morning around 10:30 a.m. after responding to a domestic violence call in Carbondale, Kansas.
4 Law Enforcement Officers Shot in Rural Kansas
CARBONDALE, Kan.—Four law enforcement officers were shot Saturday morning while responding to a residence in a rural area south of Topeka, Kansas. The shooting was around 10:30 a.m. Three Osage County sheriff’s deputies and one Kansas Highway Patrol trooper were shot, Kansas Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Melissa Underwood said. Their conditions are “still very fluid,” Underwood said. A male suspect died from gunshot wounds, leaders from t…
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) opened an investigation after several officers were shot and wounded during a domestic violence incident in Osage County on Saturday morning.]]>
Four Kansas Law Enforcement Officers Shot and Wounded While Responding to Domestic Violence Call, Suspect Dead
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