Arkansas City boy treated for gunshot wound

Ponca City Now - November 12, 2019 3:33 pm

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. A 17-year-old Arkansas City boy was transported to the hospital for treatment of his injuries after being struck by a gunshot during an incident Saturday night.

The Arkansas City Fire-EMS and Police departments were dispatched at 9:46 p.m. Nov. 9 to a residence in the 500 block of South D Street for a report of a gunshot victim.

First responders arrived and located a 17-year-old Arkansas City male with a gunshot wound.

He was transported by the Arkansas City Fire-EMS Department to South Central Kansas Medical Center and later airlifted to a Wichita-area hospital for treatment of his injuries.

No charges have been filed at this time, but the incident remains under investigation. No additional information is available at this time.

 

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