Salina Police Chief Brad Nelson this afternoon issued a statement concerning rumors about the officer who was shot during a pursuit on Sunday. Following is his statement.
It has been brought to my attention that there are rumors in the Salina community that our officer who was injured in the shooting on 08/30/2020 either shot himself or was shot by another officer during the vehicular pursuit. This was even a topic of discussion on a local radio station this morning.
The KBI has stated that these claims are untrue. The officer was wounded by a round that came from the suspect’s vehicle.
I have been briefed by the KBI in detail regarding this incident and I can absolutely confirm that my officer was shot by a suspect from a moving vehicle on Ninth Street near Thomas Park.
In addition, the facts regarding how this officer was injured were previously released in the form of a press release on 08/30/2020 by both our department and the KBI.