Man shot by McPherson County sheriff’s deputy near Canton
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting outside of Canton in McPherson County late Tuesday night.
Two McPherson County sheriff’s deputies went to a house at 2663 Dakota Road south of Canton shortly before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to conduct a follow-up investigation on an earlier incident, according to a statement released Wednesday by the sheriff’s office.
As they approached the residence on foot, they saw a man standing near a garage pointing a shotgun at them. The man was told “several times” to drop the shotgun, but he refused and continued to point it at one of the deputies, the statement said.
Shots were fired at the man and he was struck once. An ambulance responded to the scene; the man was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Neither deputy was injured. The KBI has joined the McPherson County Sheriff’s Office in investigating the incident.
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This story was originally published April 1, 2015 at 10:32 AM with the headline "Man shot by McPherson County sheriff’s deputy near Canton."