SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating an officer involved shooting.
WICHITA, Kan. — Just before 4:30a.m. Friday, Sedgwick County emergency communications received an open-line disturbance call in the area of MacArthur and West Street in Wichita, according to Officer Rick Pena.
Dispatchers could hear a disturbance on the line and a woman crying for help. Using technology, the dispatch center call takers were able to identify a potential location in the area of 4600 W 37th Street S, according to Pena.
Police responded to the area and found a vehicle with front end damage. Inside the car, officers saw a man physically assaulting a woman.
The man saw officers, entered the driver's seat of the vehicle, and attempted to flee the scene. One Wichita officer fired two rounds from a handgun. The suspect was struck twice but continued to flee the scene.
Officers located the vehicle at a business in the area of K42 and West Street and the 31-year old suspect with two gunshot wounds. He was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
The woman in the vehicle had a minor injury and refused medical treatment.
The Wichita Police Department has activated the ALERT protocol, and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office will lead this investigation. No officers were injured in this incident.