WINFIELD, Kan.—Three sheriff’s deputies were wounded by gunfire, and a suspect was killed during a shootout in central Kansas on Thursday, law enforcement authorities said.
Cowley County Sheriff David Falletti said the deputies were responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle on U.S. 77 north of Winfield. When they made contact with a vehicle, three deputies were shot, Falletti said.
A female alone in the car was found dead at the scene, Falletti said.
The deputies were taken to a Wichita hospital and are in stable condition, he said.
Authorities did not release any additional information. The sheriff said investigators were trying to determine what occurred before the shooting.
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