The Butler County Sheriff's Office confirms the incident happened around 10:50 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of southwest Tawakoni Road and South 140th Street. 911 dispatch received a call for a domestic disturbance in progress. According to the sheriff, one woman and two children at the home were able to leave as deputies arrived.
Sheriff deputies began negotiating with the suspect inside the home when he slipped out to another vehicle on the property. The suspect drove away from the home close to a nearby field. The suspect approached deputies and was not cooperating. He was hit twice with a taser and a less-lethal bean bag round. He eventually managed to get a deputy against a fence. The suspect then got his hands on the deputy's service weapon and allegedly shot himself with that weapon.
Officers attempted life-saving measures on the suspect; however, the suspect died of his injuries.
Three Butler County sheriff's deputies will be off-duty while the investigation continues
The sheriff says the officer was not hurt and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation.
