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KBI continues probe of fatal shootout
Updated 6:10 p.m. Tuesday
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The name of a Barton County man who died Saturday after a shoot-out with law enforcement officers was released Monday.The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has been asked to lead the investigation.A Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper and a Barton County Sheriff’s Office Deputy were placed on administrative leave, “as is customary during officer involved shootings,” according to a statement released Tuesday by KBI spokesman Mark Malick. Their identities were not released.George L. Carson, 71, died as a result of wounds he received after reportedly exchanging gunfire with officers, who were not injured.Two KHP troopers were assisting officers from the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, who responded to a 911 domestic battery call in which three shots had been fired, at 6:39 p.m. Saturday at 583 NW 190 Road, near Galatia. A family member reported Carson was shooting at him with a revolver and had another family member trapped in a garage.