Kansas Officer Critically Wounded in Shootout That Killed Tennessee Man, Police Say

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A automobile chase by way of two Kansas Metropolis suburbs that led to a shootout at a comfort retailer this weekend has killed a Tennessee man and left an officer from Fairway critically wounded, authorities mentioned.

Lenexa police launched the extra particulars late Sunday, figuring out the person as Shannon Wayne Marshall, 40, from the city of Ashland Metropolis close to Nashville.

He was shot and killed Sunday morning at a QuikTrip retailer in Mission, Kansas, after main police on a chase alongside Interstate 35 in what officers believed was a stolen automobile. When officers initially discovered the automobile round 7:30 a.m., police mentioned the motive force struck a patrol automobile and fled.

The wounded Fairway police officer was in important situation as of Sunday night time. The officer wasn’t instantly recognized. Police from a number of companies had been making an attempt to arrest the suspects when gunfire broke out.

“Upon listening to the decision for help, our officer courageously and with out hesitation responded to assist,” Fairway Chief of Police J.P. Thurlo mentioned in a press release Sunday night. “These courageous actions are reflective of the women and men in regulation enforcement in our group, and all through this nation, who placed on the badge figuring out the potential risks they could face in the middle of their duties.”

A 32-year-old feminine passenger within the automobile from Goodlettsville, Tennessee, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault on a regulation enforcement officer. The Related Press doesn’t typically title suspects till they’re charged.

A Johnson County regulation enforcement crew that’s charged with reviewing officer-involved shootings is investigating.

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