A Topeka police officer late Friday shot and critically wounded a fleeing man who reportedly displayed a gun, a police spokeswoman said.

Topeka Police stopped a person on a bicycle Friday night at SW 21st Street and Buchanan Street. The suspect initiated a foot pursuit and shortly after displayed a firearm. The officer discharged their weapon,

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating after an officer-involved shooting Friday in Topeka. Just before 9 p.m., police stopped an individual on a bicycle in the area of SW 21st Street and Buchanan Street in Topeka, according to a media release from Topeka Police.

According to a press release from the Topeka Police Department (TPD), an individual was taken to a local hospital after an officer-involved shooting Friday evening in Topeka. Just before 9 p.m., in the area of Southwest 21st and Southwest Buchanan,