SALINA — A Salina Police Department detective has been returned to duty following an investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, in connection with an exchange of gunfire Wednesday afternoon near Centennial Park.
According to police, Detective Scott Hogeland, and Master Patrol Officers Mike Miller and Gary Hanus were shot at by Jose Carrillo, 45, after he removed a rifle from a blanket and began shooting at the officers who were talking to 55-year-old woman who had left a house down the street after Carrillo had allegedly pointed the rifle at her.
The officers returned fire and Hogeland struck Carrillo twice, causing non-life-threatening wounds.
Hogeland was placed on administrative leave per policy of the Salina Police Department. Police Chief Brad Nelson requested the KBI investigate the incident, and that investigation found no procedures were violated by police.
Carrillo, after being treated at the hospital, was booked into the Saline County Jail on suspicion of three counts of attempted first-degree murder.