3 Sheriff’s Deputies Shot, Suspect Killed in Central Kansas

3 Sheriff’s Deputies Shot, Suspect Killed in Central Kansas
The intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and 122nd Road, near where three deputies were shot on April 15, 2022, in Winfield, Kan. Image captured in December 2021. Google Maps
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WINFIELD, Kan.—Three sheriff’s deputies were wounded by gunfire, and a suspect was killed during a shootout in central Kansas on Thursday, law enforcement authorities said.

Cowley County Sheriff David Falletti said the deputies were responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle on U.S. 77 north of Winfield. When they made contact with a vehicle, three deputies were shot, Falletti said.