SHAWNEE COUNTY – Special agents from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are investigating after an officer involved shooting occurred Wednesday morning in downtown Topeka and have identified the man shot, according to a media release from the KBI.
Gaston A. Nava-Saucedo, 33, Topeka, was shot during the incident. He died Wednesday from his injuries, according to the KBI.
Preliminary information indicates that just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, a KHP trooper conducted a traffic stop on a red Pontiac G6 for a traffic violation in the area of First and SE Madison in Topeka. During the traffic stop, the trooper attempted to arrest the male driver, who briefly exited his vehicle before resisting arrest and getting back in his car to flee. In an effort to prevent the driver from leaving, the trooper ended up partially inside the Pontiac, and was dragged by the fleeing car. During the struggle, the trooper fired multiple shots at the subject, who was struck.
EMS responded and transported both the driver and the trooper to Stormont Vail Hospital. The trooper was treated for his injuries and was released from the hospital.
SHAWNEE COUNTY – Special agents from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) are investigating after an officer involved shooting occurred Wednesday morning in downtown Topeka, according to a media release from the KBI.
The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) requested KBI assistance at approximately 11:10 a.m. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded.
Preliminary information indicates that on Wednesday, Feb. 5, just before 11 a.m., a KHP trooper conducted a traffic stop on a red Pontiac G6 for a traffic violation in the area of 1st St. and SE Madison St. in Topeka. During the traffic stop, the trooper attempted to arrest the male driver, who briefly exited his vehicle before resisting arrest and getting back in his car to flee. In an effort to prevent the driver from leaving, the Trooper ended up partially inside the Pontiac, and was dragged by the fleeing car. During the struggle, the trooper fired multiple shots at the subject, who was struck.
EMS responded and transported both the driver and the trooper to Stormont Vail Hospital. The trooper was treated for his injuries and was released from the hospital. We expect to update on the condition of the driver soon.
The KBI will conduct a thorough and independent investigation into this incident. Once completed the findings will be turned over to the Shawnee County District Attorney for review. This investigation is ongoing. No further information will be released at this time.
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TOPEKA, KAN. (AP) — A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper shot the male driver of a car he had just stopped Wednesday near downtown Topeka, and both of them were taken to a local hospital, authorities said.
Their conditions weren't immediately available, but the injured trooper was not shot, said Melissa Underwood, spokeswoman for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Kansas Highway Patrol Lt. Adam Winters said the trooper stopped a red Pontiac G6 car and that the incident involved shots being fired by the trooper.
“Details are really sketchy right now,” Winters said at the scene. “We're still trying to piece everything together.”
The incident unfolded shortly before 11 a.m. near E. 1st and Madison streets, an industrial area that sees little vehicle traffic. The Pontiac ended up against a power pole in a grassy area.
The KBI will take the lead in investigating the officer-involved shooting.
Other details were not immediately available.