Police: Kan. man who dragged officer shot and killed

Nicholas Garner-photo Kan. Dept. of Corrections

The police officers car where the suspect backed into it-photo Wichita Police

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The officer who fatally shot a man while being dragged by a vehicle during a traffic stop has been released from the hospital.

Interim Wichita Police Chief Nelson Mosley said Monday the officer was talking to 26-year-old Nicholas Garner through the open door of the Toyota Prius after pulling him over Saturday night for traffic infraction.

Mosley says the officer may have tried to stop him from driving away and became lodged in the car, with his legs hanging outside.

Garner drove around some gas pumps and through a restaurant parking lot before driving the wrong way down a street. He hit a patrol car, three parked cars and a motorcycle before colliding with an oncoming car — all while dragging the officer.

A map showing approximate locations of the incident. The blue is where the traffic stop originally occurred, the red arrows show where the suspect drove when he fled and the green is where the suspect vehicle stopped.-click to enlarge

Police say the injured officer shot Garner, killing him.