MOUNDRIDGE, Kan. (AP) - Authorities have identified the man shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy as 24-year-old William Matthew Holmes of Newton.
Newton police say Holmes died Monday night after he was shot by a McPherson County Sheriff’s deputy.
Newton Police Lt. Bryan Hall says the shooting followed a chase that started in Newton when police responded to a burglary call.
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He says the driver exceeded 100 mph during the chase and then refused to get out of the vehicle when it stopped near Moundridge.
Hall says officers used non-lethal means to try and subdue Holmes, who was combative. He says Holmes was shot when he tried to take a Newton officer’s gun during the struggle.
A passenger in Holmes’ vehicle was arrested on charges of burglary, theft and felony obstruction.
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Information from: The Newton Kansan, https://www.thekansan.com/
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