Shooting outside Kansas school leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — One man was killed and another critically wounded Tuesday after a co-worker opened fire on two contract workers outside a suburban Kansas City elementary school.
No children were in the school when the shooting happened just after 9 a.m. at Sunrise Point Elementary School in Overland Park, Kansas, a well-to-do suburb. The suspect was tracked to a home near the shooting scene where he was arrested. He was jailed but charges had not been filed as of Tuesday afternoon.
One of the men underwent surgery but died a few hours after the shooting, police spokesman John Lacy said. The second man was hospitalized in critical condition. Their names have not been released.
The injured men were employees of a contractor that was installing synthetic turf at the school’s playground. Police told the Kansas City Star the shooting happened after an argument.