Woman injured in shooting near Olathe shopping center; suspect arrested after wreck
A shooting at an Olathe shopping center Tuesday evening left a woman injured near Santa Fe Street and South Mur-Len Road, according to police.
Police were called to the parking lot of the shopping center in the 13500 block of South Mur-Len Road about 6 p.m. to investigate a disturbance involving a person armed with a gun. Arriving officers found a 48-year-old woman with gunshot wounds.
She was taken to a hospital in stable condition, police said.
The victim survived and was able to speak, according to Sgt. Logan Bonney, an Olathe Police Department spokesman.
A 28-year-old man suspected in the shooting was taken into custody after a traffic wreck at the intersection of Mur-Len Road and Cedar Street, police said. He was taken to the Johnson County Adult Detention Center and is expected to be charged.
A wide area around the shooting scene was blocked off Tuesday night as police searched for evidence.
Nearby, a taekwondo class continued as police gathered on the sidewalk in front of the business and in the parking lot. Bonney said some businesses went on lock down earlier after multiple shots were fired.
“It’s a dangerous situation. Right now we’re checking every business that is still open and we’re talking to them and making contact with them just to make sure everybody is OK and to see if anybody saw anything or has any information for us,” Bonney said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Olathe Police Department at 913-971-6950 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
This story was originally published February 26, 2019 at 7:19 PM.
