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Police: Missouri man died in shooting outside NE Kansas school

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Police say a man who died in a shooting near a Kansas elementary school was a 48-year-old man from Missouri.

Police tape marks the scene of the shooting investigation –photo courtesy KCTV

Overland Park police on Wednesday identified the victim of Tuesday’s shooting in Overland Park as Todd Davis, of Lee’s Summit.

A second man, 54-year-old Efren Gomez, whose hometown was not available, was critically injured in the shooting.

A suspect is in custody pending charges.

Police say the suspect and the two victims were working for a contractor putting in new turf at an elementary school when the shooting occurred. The motive remains unclear.

No children were at the school and no one else was injured.

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