SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating the aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer that involved an officer-involved shooting and have made an arrest.
Just after 8:40 p.m. Monday, police responded to a home in the 1200 block of West 2nd Street in Wichita to check for a stolen vehicle, according to officer Charley Davidson.
Upon arrival, officers located the stolen vehicle at the home and a woman was backing the car into the driveway.
An 18-year-old man later identified as Kaeden L. Murphy was causing a verbal disturbance in the front of the residence.
An officer contacted teen and a second officer went to contact the driver.
The woman put the car in drive, drove into the officer and struck him with the vehicle while fleeing.
The officer ended up on the hood of the car before sliding off. The second WPD officer lost sight of the first officer believing he was being injured and drug by the vehicle, and fired three shots. The female suspect fled the scene in the stolen car. No one was injured in this event.
Officers arrested Murphy at the home, and he was booked into jail on requested charges of obstruct and outstanding warrants, according to Sedgwick County booking report.
Sometime later, a WPD officer recovered the abandoned stolen vehicle at a business in the 9400 block of East Cooperate Hills Drive.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and WPD are investigating the incident. The KBI assisted in the investigation to provide transparency and avoid conflicts of interest.