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CARBONDALE, Kan. — Four law enforcement officers were shot Saturday 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 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.
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..
The area of the shooting is a rural region close to U.S. 75. There is no active threat to the public, Underwood said.
