Officer-involved shooting reported in Topeka

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Shawnee County Sheriff Brian C. Hill announced an officer-involved shooting incident in Topeka.

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It occurred Sunday morning around 7:45 a.m. in the 1200 block of SW Wanamaker Road, on the west side of the Capital city.

Deputies were at the scene attempting to make a felony arrest of a suspect involved in a vehicle pursuit that occurred in Shawnee County on Friday afternoon. One man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident is being investigated by the Northeast Kansas Sheriffs’ Officer-Involved Critical Incident Response Team.

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