CRAWFORD COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Crawford County are investigating a deputy involved shooting.

Two Crawford County Deputy Sheriffs were involved in the shootout with a suspect after a pursuit that originated in Cherokee County on Tuesday, according to a media release.

The subject was transported to an area hospital with a gunshot wound.

The deputies involved were not injured.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation was processing the scene on Tuesday

As of Wednesday morning, a two-mile section of Kansas 47 remains closed from U.S. 69 to 200th Street due to the investigation.

No additional details are being released.