Crime

Shooting in Overland Park leaves 1 person critically injured Wednesday, police say

A person was hospitalized in a shooting Wednesday in Overland Park, police said.

Officers were called to the 8500 block of Farley Street on a shooting, Officer John Lacy, a spokesman with the Overland Park Police Department, said in an email Thursday morning.

There police found a person who had been shot, Lacy said. The victim was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.

Police determined the shooting happened during an argument between two neighbors, Lacy said. One suspect has been detained.

Police did not immediately say what time the shooting occurred.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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This story was originally published June 17, 2021 at 7:55 AM.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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