3 federal agents injured during shootout at motel

Authorities continue working the scene Sunday, April 24, 2016, at the Country Club Motel in Topeka, Kan., where two deputy U.S. marshals and one FBI agent suffered gunshot wounds as they tried to arrest a robbery suspect late Saturday night.
Authorities continue working the scene Sunday, April 24, 2016, at the Country Club Motel in Topeka, Kan., where two deputy U.S. marshals and one FBI agent suffered gunshot wounds as they tried to arrest a robbery suspect late Saturday night.

TOPEKA, Kan. — Authorities found a body in a Kansas hotel room that erupted in flames during a shootout in which three federal agents were injured while trying to arrest a man accused of robbery, FBI officials said Sunday.

Two deputy U.S. marshals and an FBI agent suffered non-life-threatening injuries Saturday night when they came under fire while trying to arrest 28-year-old Orlando Collins at a Topeka hotel, according to a release from the FBI.

The man, who was being sought on a federal robbery warrant, was also on the state's most wanted list and was considered armed and dangerous, FBI officials said.

As the officers approached the hotel room, they came under fire from inside the room. During the gunfire, a fire broke out in the room where authorities later found a body.

The unidentified body was located within the hotel room where police think Collins was staying, according to the FBI release. The agency did not immediately identify the body or say whether Collins was arrested.

Authorities said earlier that four agents were injured. The FBI didn't specify the nature of the injuries and didn't immediately return calls seeking clarification about the change.

No other injuries were reported, and police evacuated the hotel, which fire officials said was a total loss.

The FBI was processing the crime scene Sunday, while other federal and state crews conducted the fire investigation.

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