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3 U.S. federal agents injured during shootout at Kansas motel

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Federal Agents Injured in Kansas Motel Shootout
WATCH: Federal agents injured in Kansas motel shootout – Apr 24, 2016

TOPEKA, Kan. — Authorities say they 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 robbery suspect.

The FBI said in a release Sunday that 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 J. Collins at the Topeka hotel.

WATCH: Cell phone video records multiple shots fired at Kansas motel

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3 U.S. federal agents injured during shootout at Kansas motel

The FBI says during the gunfire, a fire broke out in the room where authorities later found an unidentified body. It didn’t identify the body or say if Collins was arrested.

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Authorities said earlier 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.

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