Nebraska man killed himself after shootout with deputies, Kansas authorities say
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Falls City man was found dead with a gunshot wound after a pursuit in southeastern Kansas on Monday, authorities say.
Around 5:20 p.m., a woman called the police from her Galena, Kansas, home to report that a man was being held at gunpoint.
The armed man eventually left the home in a Ford F-250, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
About 10 minutes later, Cherokee County deputies spotted the pickup truck, which was later found to be driven by 28-year-old Phillip Doerr of Falls City.
Doerr refused to stop and sped off, investigators said.
He eventually stopped, got out and fired a gun at deputies, according to investigators.
Deputies returned fire before Doerr ran into a wooded area. Nobody was wounded in the shooting, investigators say.
Around 5:45 p.m., deputies say they heard a single gunshot from the wooded area, and they began searching for Doerr.
About three hours later, deputies found Doerr with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Investigators say an autopsy will be conducted, but no other gunshot wounds were seen.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation will lead the investigation.
