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Police: 2 in custody after deadly Kansas shooting

Crime scene Tuesday morning photo courtesy KAKE
Crime scene Tuesday morning photo courtesy KAKE

EL DORADO, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating a deadly shooting in southern Kansas.

The Wichita Eagle reports that the shooting happened late Monday night in El Dorado.

Police Lt. Maggie Schreiber said in a written statement that the victim was in his mid-50s. He had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Schreiber says two “persons of interest” have been taken into custody and are being interviewed.

The victim’s name is being withheld pending the notification of relatives. She says the crime scene is still being processed.

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