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Police: 1 hospitalized after shooting near Kan. park, residential area

shots firedCOWLWEY COUNTY -Law enforcement authorities in Cowley County are investigating a shooting at a local park.

Just before 1a.m. on Monday, officers of the Winfield Police Department were dispatched to the area of Cherry Street Park in Winfield for the report of a gunshot in the area, according to a media release.

As officers were responding to the area, a second call came in, asking the officers to respond to William Newton Hospital for a subject with multiple gunshot wounds.

It was determined that the subject at William Newton Hospital was associated with the earlier gunshot heard at the park.

Investigators processed a crime scene at Cherry Street Park throughout Sunday.

The Cowley County Sheriff’s Department and Blue Line Tracking are assisting with this investigation.

The victim’s name has not been released.

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