Update 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 6
TOPEKA, — Authorities say a man who was shot by a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper during an arrest attempt has died of his injuries.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Thursday in a news release that 33-year-old Gaston Nava-Saucedo, of Topeka, died Wednesday.
The KBI said previously that the shooting happened Wednesday after the driver briefly exited his car during a traffic stop before getting back in his vehicle to flee.
Original story
TOPEKA — Authorities say a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper was hurt and a male suspect was shot during a traffic stop Wednesday near downtown Topeka.
Melissa Underwood, spokeswoman for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, says the trooper was injured during the encounter, but he was not shot. His condition is unknown.
Both the trooper and the male suspect were taken to a Topeka hospital. The KBI will take the lead in investigating the officer-involved shooting that happened at around 11 a.m. near 1st and Madison streets in Topeka.
No other details were immediately available.
