Another semi-truck had crossed onto the shoulder and hit him and his patrol car after not moving over to allow space for the stopped emergency vehicle, as required by Kansas state statute 8-1530.
Three deputies approached the Jeep and made contact with a female driver. She did not comply with their commands to get out of the vehicle, and when they attempted to remove her, she brandished a handgun.
The wounded SRO has been identified as Officer Erik Clark. He has served the Olathe Police for 15 years and 7 as an SRO. He is being called a hero.
At about 4 a.m. Sgt. Joshua Caudell, another K-9 handler and a sheriff's deputy were trying to look under the trailer when shots were fired allegedly by Jordan. The arrest report states Caudell was shot in the chest.
When deputies entered the house, the Arkansas Department of Corrections used tracking dogs to track the suspect to a trailer.
Little Rock Police Chief Keith Humphrey was placed on administrative leave after shooting at a woman who allegedly shot and wounded another woman on New Year’s Eve.
The incident began at about 10:40 p.m. on Christmas Eve when officers were dispatched to a restaurant in where a woman reported that she was physically battered by Rogers, her boyfriend.
The 911 caller said the man was standing in the street, looking and pointing at the sky. As the caller drove closer, the man reportedly tried to jump in front of the vehicle.
"Patrol Deputy (Frank) Ramirez was involved in a one vehicle accident and succumbed to his injuries," the sheriff's office reported.
The crash happened just before 5 p.m., while 44-year-old Stephen Evans was on duty for the City of Burns.
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