CARBONDALE, Kan. (AP) — Four law enforcement officers were shot Saturday morning while responding to a residence in a rural area south of Topeka, Kansas.
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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 the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and state Highway Patrol said. One other male was injured and taken to a hospital and is in stable condition, officials said.
Deputies and troopers were responding to a domestic violence incident north of Carbondale. They were on scene for several minutes when gunfire erupted, authorities said.
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded immediately to the call of the shooting, officials said.
The area of the shooting is a rural region close to U.S. Highway 75. There is no active threat to the public, Underwood said.
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OSAGE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation responded to a fatal officer-involved shooting where multiple law enforcement officers were shot.
The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m., at a residence north of 113th Street and S Topeka Boulevard, just north of Carbondale in Osage County, according to a media release from the KBI.
The injured officers include three Osage County Sheriff's deputies and one Kansas Highway Patrol trooper. The deputies and the State Trooper were transported to Stormont Vail in Topeka. The Trooper was later transferred to the University of Kansas Medical Center for further treatment.
One male suspect in the home died. A second individual in the home was wounded. The KBI did not release the names of those involved.
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