{"id":2511093,"date":"2025-11-15T23:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T04:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-police-officers-shot-in-kansas-while-responding-to-domestic-violence-call\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T23:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T04:07:50","slug":"four-police-officers-shot-in-kansas-while-responding-to-domestic-violence-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-police-officers-shot-in-kansas-while-responding-to-domestic-violence-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Four police officers shot in Kansas while responding to domestic violence call"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffour-police-officers-shot-in-kansas-while-responding-to-domestic-violence-call%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2511093&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Four law enforcement officers were shot Saturday morning while responding to a domestic violence call at a rural home south of Topeka, Kansas.The 22-year-old male suspect died at the scene from gunshot wounds, and his 77-year-old grandfather was also injured.The officers, including three Osage County sheriff&#8217;s deputies and one Kansas Highway Patrol trooper, were wounded but are expected to recover. The shooting occurred quickly after officers arrived,around 10:30 a.m.,in carbondale,a small town near Topeka.neighbors described the suspect and his family as respectable and nonviolent,expressing shock over the incident.Two deputies underwent surgery, one was discharged, and the trooper was transferred for further treatment. The community is praying for the officers&#8217; recovery.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Four <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement officers shot<\/a> in rural Kansas responding to domestic violence call<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2402018\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CARBONDALE, Kansas (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> Four <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\">law enforcement<\/a> officers were shot Saturday morning while responding to a domestic violence call at a home in a rural area south of Topeka, and a 22-year-old male suspect died of gunshot wounds at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect&rsquo;s 77-year-old grandfather also was wounded in the gunfire but he and the law enforcement officers are all expected to recover, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kansas\">Kansas<\/a> Bureau of Investigation said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3887906\/border-patrol-arrives-charlotte-what-to-expect\/\">What to expect as Border Patrol arrives in Charlotte: &#8216;They&#8217;re here&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3886711\/trump-administration-cracking-down-cartel-tunnels-southwest-border\/\">Trump adminstration cracking down on cartel tunnels at southwest border<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3885693\/savannah-georgia-continue-enforcing-gun-control-ordinance-judge-declared-unenforceable\/\">Savannah to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/savannah-to-continue-enforcing-gun-ordinance-judge-declared-void\/\" title=\"Savannah to continue enforcing gun ordinance judge declared void\">continue enforcing gun control ordinance<\/a> a judge declared &#8216;unenforceable&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The shooting occurred around 10:30 a.m. Three Osage County sheriff&rsquo;s deputies and one Kansas Highway Patrol trooper were shot, the KBI&rsquo;s director and the patrol&rsquo;s superintendent said.<\/p>\n<p>Two deputies underwent surgery at a Topeka hospital and were in good condition, the KBI said, and the third deputy was discharged. The trooper was transferred from the same hospital to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After being on scene less than 10 minutes, gunfire erupted,&rdquo; patrol Superintendent Erik Smith said during a news conference at the Carbondale City Library.<\/p>\n<p>Carbondale is a town of about 1,300 people about 16 miles south of Topeka, the state capital, off Interstate 75.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting stunned neighbors John and Heather Roberts, who live about a mile north of where it occurred on the same two-lane road. They never sensed any problem in any of the family members, such as drugs, alcohol abuse, or violence, and they said the suspect&rsquo;s grandmother gave Christian books to area children she knew.<\/p>\n<p>They said it is not uncommon to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-law-enforcement-storm-border-with-scores-of-vehicles-secure-area-after-biden-failed\/\" title=\"Texas Law Enforcement Storm Border With Scores Of Vehicles, Secure Area After Biden Failed\">law enforcement vehicles<\/a> on the road outside their home because they live at the line between Osage County, home to Carbondale, and Shawnee County, home to Topeka, and vehicles turn around there or the counties exchange prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>John Roberts said he was putting siding on his barn when two law enforcement vehicles flew down the road in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Both of them were running, I would say, well over 100 miles an hour as they went by,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Then the city of Topeka officers started going by. That&rsquo;s when I started to really get concerned.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He said the suspect visited the shop he has at his home to return tools and was &ldquo;a good kid.&rdquo; Roberts added that many families in the area own guns because hunting is a common hobby, and that was the case with this family.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love the family. They&rsquo;re great people,&rdquo; Heather Roberts said, adding that she and her husband were praying for the wounded officers too.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3888382\/trump-turns-petty-distracted-angering-maga-white-house-report-card\/\">TRUMP TURNS PETTY, DISTRACTED, ANGERING MAGA: WHITE HOUSE REPORT CARD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She said every time the suspect visited their home, he would give her a hug and he was &ldquo;very respectful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what snapped in him today, but his grandparents loved him very much,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four officers shot in rural Kansas domestic violence call<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2511094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/police-officers-shot-rural-kansas.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36774,6133,39667],"class_list":["post-2511093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-domestic-violence","tag-kansas","tag-police-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/police-officers-shot-rural-kansas.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2511093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2511097,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511093\/revisions\/2511097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2511094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2511093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2511093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2511093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}