TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Topeka police officer has been shot and killed while making a car stop.

Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones said at a news conference Sunday night that the officer had stopped a car in east Topeka, and in the middle of the stop the officer was shot. Authorities said the car then drove away.

The sheriff’s department said authorities got the call about 4:45 p.m. and responders found the critically wounded officer, who was taken to a hospital. Jones said the officer was pronounced dead there.

Jones identified the officer as Corporal Jason Harwood, a decorated 15-year veteran who leaves behind a wife and two children.

The sheriff’s office said a suspect Preston Lane Ross had been taken into custody.

 

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UPDATE   Shortly after the fatal Sunday shooting of a police officer,  Topeka Police issued an alert for 30-year-old Ross Preston Lane. The suspect wanted in connection to the shooting was arrested just after 8 p.m.

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TOPEKA- Law enforcement authorities in Shawnee County are searching for a suspect involved in police shooting.

The City of Topeka shared on their Twitter and Facebook page, “With heavy hearts, we report that an on-duty, fully uniformed Topeka Police officer was critically injured while conducting a car stop late this afternoon.”

Officials say the officer has died of gunshot wounds. His name has not been released.

The suspect wanted in connection with the shooting, Ross Preston Lane, 30, is described as a white male, 5’11”, 185 lbs, with hazel eyes and blonde hair. He was believed to driving a silver suburban or Honda truck.