Posted November 07, 2016 12:10pm
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Topeka police detective and a suspect were wounded as officers tried to take the suspect into custody.
Topeka police Lt. Colleen Stuart told The Topeka Capital-Journal that the detective was in fair condition after he was shot in the leg and the abdomen late Saturday.
Police say the suspect sustained life-threatening injuries.
Police say the two were wounded when the suspect exchanged gunfire with police responding to a convenience store robbery in northeast Topeka.