OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Authorities arrested a suspect Tuesday in a shooting that killed one contract worker and critically injured another outside an elementary school in suburban Kansas City.
A suspect was taken into custody outside a nearby home where authorities found a sport utility vehicle that was carjacked after the shooting at Sunrise Point Elementary School, according to Jason Rhodes, spokesman for the Overland Park Fire Department in Kansas. He was jailed but not formally charged as of Tuesday afternoon.
Rhodes said that when police started to move in with armored vehicles, the suspect bolted from the back door of the home and was taken down. His name wasn’t immediately released.
Investigators said the suspect shot two co-workers earlier in the day as they installed artificial turf on a playground at the school. No students were at the school at the time, said Blue Valley School District spokeswoman Becky Miller.
One of the men died at a hospital a few hours after the shooting, Overland Park police spokesman John Lacy said. The second man was in critical condition. Names of both men have not been released.
The suspect had tried but failed to carjack another vehicle at a carwash before stealing the SUV, a black GMC Denali.
Police Chief Francis Donchez said the home where the suspect was arrested belonged to the owner of the SUV. He said it’s unclear what led the suspect to go to that home but described it as “bizarre to say the least.” Donchez said police never made contact with the suspect while he was inside the home but believed he was there because a dog came out of the house.
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Authorities have arrested a suspect in a shooting that critically wounded two contract workers outside a suburban Kansas City elementary school.
Overland Park, Kansas, Fire Department spokesman Jason Rhodes says the man was taken into custody Tuesday at a home where authorities found a sport utility vehicle that was carjacked after the shooting at Sunrise Point Elementary School.
All clear. One in custody @OPPD_PIO https://t.co/evAZQPGdEj
— Overland Park Police (@OverlandPark_PD) July 3, 2018
The suspect shot two co-workers. No students were present when the shooting occurred.
Rhodes says when police moved closer to the property with armored vehicles, the suspect bolted from the back door and was taken down. His name hasn’t been released.
Update: We have surrounded a home near W.159th and Rosewood. This is relation to the shooting. If you live in this area, please lock your doors and report anything suspicious. I will give the all clear. Stand by.
— John P. Lacy (@OPPD_PIO) July 3, 2018
Police Chief Frank Donchez says the home belonged to the owner of the carjacked vehicle. He says it’s unclear what led the suspect to go to that home, describing it as “bizarre to say the least.”
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a shooting that critically wounded two workers at a suburban Kansas City elementary school.
#OPPD is investigating a double shooting at Sunrise Point Elementary School at 159th and Mission. No students were at the school at the time. No school employees were involved. @bvschools
— Overland Park Police (@OverlandPark_PD) July 3, 2018
Overland Park police spokesman Officer John Lacy says the shooting happened Tuesday at Sunrise Point Elementary School in the Blue Valley school district.
No students were hurt.
The shooting suspect fled and tried to carjack someone at a car wash. Police say shots were fired but no one was hit. The suspect stole another vehicle at gunpoint a few minutes later.
Police are searching for the suspect.
Lacy and district spokeswoman Kaci Brutto haven’t responded to phone messages left by The Associated Press.