The war on law enforcement continues.
Via WIBW:
Federal law enforcement officers were injured during a shootout outside a south Topeka motel late Saturday night.
According to police, members of the U.S. Marshal Service Task Force descended on the Country Club Motel shortly before 10:00 p.m., trying to locate a suspect. Topeka police did not give the name of the suspect.
Authorities said a person or persons exchanged fire with the Task Force. In the course of the firefight, four federal officers sustained non-life threatening injuries and were taken to local hospitals. Topeka police were not able to confirm if the agents were shot or how they were hurt.
They did not confirm if the suspect was captured, although they did say the area was safe now.
During the course of the exchange, the motel caught fire. The fire soon was sending heavy plumes of smoke and flames into the air as Topeka firefighters worked to contain it.
The man inside the hotel is believed to be Orlando Collins, but that was not confirmed. Collins is a suspect in several recent armed robberies in which the getaway cars were set on fire afterwards and was listed on the Northeast Kansas Most Wanted List.
HT: Glenn