NORTON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man found dead in a western Kansas park after a suspect shot at officers.
Norton police said in a news release that the victim was 47-year-old Joseph A. Sweet, of Norton. Police said a 37-year-old suspect is jailed in Norton County on $1 million bond, but no charges were immediately filed.
The release said an officer was investigating a report of a man with a gun Friday night when shots were fired. Sweet’s body was found as officers searched the area.
Police said officers later confronted the suspect as he walked along U.S. 36. The man fired more shots before fleeing to a subdivision, getting into a vehicle and speeding away. Police said the suspect was taken into custody around 12:40 a.m. Saturday north of Oberlin.