Man shot at KCK park while playing basketball with his child, sheriff’s office says
A man playing basketball with his daughter was shot Saturday evening at a Kansas City, Kansas, park, according to the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office.
It happened around 6:45 p.m. at Edgerton Park, located at Edgerton Avenue and North Third Street.
Capt. David Thaxton, a sheriff’s office spokesman, said three people approached the basketball court while the man was playing basketball and “an altercation occurred.” During the incident, the man was shot in the head, Thaxton said.
The man’s daughter, a child, saw what happened and ran away to get help.
The man was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
No suspect information was available Saturday night.
The sheriff’s office was leading the investigation since the shooting occurred at a park.
Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline anonymously at 816-474-8477.
This story was originally published May 4, 2019 at 9:15 PM with the headline "Man shot at KCK park while playing basketball with his child, sheriff’s office says."
