Blue Rapids ? Authorities are searching for a Kansas homicide suspect who they say shot and injured a sheriff’s deputy, then took off in his squad car.

Law enforcement agencies were searching early Tuesday for a man identified as 43-year-old Steven A. Macomber. The search is focused on Blue Rapids in northeast Kansas.

That’s where authorities say a Marshall County sheriff’s deputy was shot. The deputy’s injuries are not considered life-threatening.

Authorities say Macomber is a suspect in a slaying in Topeka on Monday afternoon. Topeka police have not yet released the victim’s name.