WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a suspected drunken driver was taken into custody after he was spotted by an off-duty trooper.

The agency said it happened late Saturday night in Independence.

An off-duty trooper reported a possible drunken driver, and Master Trooper Branden Bales found the vehicle near 10th and Laurel streets.

While observing the driver, he heard a gunshot coming from the car.

KHP said Bales and Independence Police made a traffic stop and took the man into custody.

Troopers said the driver had accidentally fired a gun inside the car while attempting to unload it.

The man had a blood alcohol content level nearly twice the legal limit, according to troopers, and was found with marijuana and paraphernalia.

KHP said when he was booked into the Mont

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