TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka police say a person is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after being shot by a police officer during a confrontation.
The department said in a news release that the shooting Wednesday morning occurred as officers were investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle in southeast Topeka.
An officer determined the vehicle was stolen and when he returned to the vehicle, police say the driver tried to grab the officer’s weapon. The two struggled before the officer broke away and fired at the suspect. A second person in the car was not injured.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation will lead the investigation.
The names of those involved have not been released.