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Carjacking suspect killed by police in Wamego

By Greg Bebermeyer

02/27/2018

(KMZA)--The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating the fatal shooting of a carjacking suspect in the Pottawatomie County community of Wamego.

According to the KBI, officers responded to a report of an armed carjacking around 5:30 Monday evening at the Kreem Kup Drive-In along U.S. 24 Highway in Wamego.

About 30 minutes later, Kansas Highway Patrol Lt. Adam Winters says the suspect was spotted riding a bicycle with a gun.

Officers tried to make contact with the man as he tried to steal another vehicle and gunfire erupted a short time later. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. His name wasn't immediately released.

The KBI says five officers were involved and that they worked for the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office, the Wamego Police Department and the St. George Police Department.

None of the officers were injured, although one was taken to a hospital as a precaution because of a health concern.

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