Police chase ends at I-435 and Wornall Road; attempted murder suspect arrested

A police chase involving the Leawood police department ended at Interstate 435 and Wornall Road Saturday. It started at I-435 and State Line Road in Leawood.

Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) special agents were working with four Kansas City-area police departments to locate a shooting suspect who was wanted for attempted murder.

An officer from the Leawood Police Department spotted the vehicle at approximately 6:20 p.m. in the area of Roe and College. The suspect did not stop for the officer and a pursuit began.

Near I-435 and Wornall the suspect, identified by KBI agents as John Butler, 35, of Lenexa, crashed his vehicle and fled by foot into a wooded area. Agents chased him and arrested him a short time later.

KBI officials said Butler was wanted in connection with a shooting Friday in Linn County.

The shooting occurred about 1:30 p.m. in the area of 604 E. Walnut Ave. in Blue Mound, where officers found a man who had been shot. The man was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.

The Kansas City Police Department, the Lenexa Police Department, the Shawnee Police Department, and the Overland Park Police Department, assisted KBI.

This story was originally published July 21, 2018 at 10:04 PM.