Executive Summary
- Trooper Adam Ellis discharged from KU Med following a Nov. 15 shooting.
- Three Osage County deputies were also injured and previously released.
- Suspect Stephen McMillan died at the scene; KBI investigation is ongoing.
- The suspect’s grandfather remains hospitalized with no status update.
Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Adam Ellis has been discharged from the University of Kansas Medical Center, marking the recovery of the final law enforcement officer injured during a fatal shooting incident in northern Osage County.
Ellis, along with three Osage County deputies, sustained gunshot wounds while responding to a domestic violence call that escalated on November 15. According to law enforcement reports, Osage County Deputy Christian Moran, Corporal Clayton Hartpence, and K-9 Deputy James Cason were treated and released from medical care shortly after the encounter.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) identified the suspect as 22-year-old Stephen McMillan, who was pronounced deceased at the scene. Authorities confirmed that McMillan’s grandfather was also injured and hospitalized during the altercation; however, officials have provided no updates regarding his medical status since the night of the incident.
Investigative Outlook
The KBI has not released further findings since the immediate aftermath of the shooting. The ongoing inquiry remains focused on the forensic analysis of the scene and the precise timeline of events leading to the lethal exchange. As is standard in officer-involved shootings, investigators are tasked with compiling a comprehensive factual record to determine the specific dynamics of the domestic disturbance and the subsequent use of force.