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A Pratt County deputy shot and wounded Ulysses Parker II, of Colorado Springs, during a pursuit that ended west of Pratt Monday morning.
Vehicles near the scene of the officer-shooting on Monday -image KanDrive camera
The pursuit ended late Monday morning on U.S. 54 west of Pratt. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said a male suspect was shot by a Pratt County deputy during a vehicle chase.
Vehicles near the scene of the officer-shooting on Monday -image KanDrive camera