COWLEY COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has identified the woman killed in Friday's officer-involved shooting in Cowley County as Andrea C. Barrow, 32, of Arkansas City, Kansas.
Just after 11:45 a.m. Friday, the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a suspicious vehicle. They began searching for the reported black Jeep Liberty, and at approximately 12:10 p.m. deputies radioed that they had located the vehicle north of Winfield. It was parked a quarter-mile west of U.S. Highway 77 on 122nd Road.
The three deputies approached the SUV and made contact with the female driver later identified as Barrow. She did not comply with their commands to get out of the vehicle, according to the KBI. When the deputies attempted to remove her from the vehicle, the woman pulled out a handgun and gunfire was exchanged.
All three deputies were struck during the shooting. Barrow was also shot during the incident. She was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office has one sheriff’s deputy still recovering from injuries at Wesley Medical Center. He is now in good condition. Two additional deputies involved in the shooting have been released from the hospital to continue recovering at home.
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