Few details are available, but there was a shooting involving law enforcement early Wednesday morning near the Grain Elevator in Delphos in northern Ottawa County.

Once more information is available we will have an update. Waiting for information from the Kansas Highway Patrol.

UPDATE 2:05pm Release from Kansas Highway Patrol

Shortly after 9am on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department requested assistance from the Kansas Highway Patrol in locating a person who fled the area of the Delphos CO-OP when approached by employees.

Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers and an Ottawa County Sheriff’s Deputy spotted the suspect west of town walking along a creek, a creek into which the person fled when approached.

At 1023 hours, Troopers searching the creek bed located the suspect at which point gunfire was exchanged and the suspect was fatally wounded.

The suspect has not been identified and the crime scene has been turned over to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for investigation.