Incident

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    8-28-2018 Kansas Mankato 2-1

    Location

    August 28, 2018

    Jewell County Sheriff Department
    Incident Address
    Mankato, Kansas

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Participant Characteristics:
      • Law Enforcement
    • Name: Deputy
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Status: Injured
    • Type: Victim
    • Participant Characteristics:
      • Law Enforcement
    • Name: Deputy
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Status: Injured
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Name: Jason Whitson
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Wounded/Injured
    • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
    • Suicide^
    • Officer Involved Incident
    • Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
    • Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
    • Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
    • LOCKDOWN/ALERT ONLY: No GV Incident Occurred Onsite

    Notes

    Shooting at sheriff's office; unclear whether targeted. found with self inflict gunshot in car

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Unknown

    District

    Congressional District: 1
    State Senate District: 36
    State House District: 109