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Investigation underway after officer shoots, kills Kan. fugitive

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TOPEKA- Law enforcement authorities in Shawnee County are investigating an officer involved shooting, according to a media release from Topeka police.

Just before 4 p.m. on Monday, officers with the Topeka Police Department responded to the 500 Block of Taylor where an officer with the United States Marshal’s Service assigned to the Fugitive Task Force shot  45-year-old Randall J. Selsor, who is white, according to the release. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Marshals Service was attempting to serve arrest warrants for an attempted violation of an act that requires criminal offenders to register with law enforcement and for misdemeanor domestic battery.

At the time of the shooting, two members of the U.S. Marshals Service, two Shawnee County sheriff’s deputies and one Topeka police officer were searching for Selsor.

The Topeka Police Department is leading the investigation.

The Shawnee County Attorney’s office was notified of the incident and will receive the case when the investigation is complete.

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