TOPEKA, Kan., April 24 (UPI) — Four federal law enforcement agents, including two U.S. marshals and an FBI agent, were shot while trying to make an arrest in a Kansas motel.
The agents, part of the U.S. Marshal Service Task Force, were trying to locate a suspect at the Country Club Motel in Topeka about 10 p.m. Saturday. The agents exchanged gunfire with the suspect. At one point a fire broke out at the motel, destroying large parts of the building.
A fourth federal agent was also wounded in the incident. The injuries are not life threatening. It is not clear if the suspect was arrested.
Further details were not immediately available.
This story is developing.
