Rook County Public Information Officer

PLAINVILLE — Plainville Police Officer Cody Deutscher responded to a 911 call at 4:24 a.m. Sunday at the Plainville Short Stop convenience store, 601 S. Washington.

According to reports, a man — described as between 5-8 and 6-feet tall and dressed in black — had entered the store and pointed a handgun at Michael Downing, store clerk. Downing reached for the gun and was shot in the right hip.

Downing, 40, was taken to Rooks County Health Center by Plainville EMS, where he is in stable condition and is under 24-hour observation.

Plainville Police James Officer James Phlieger, lead officer for the incident, said the assailant ran across the highway and headed west through a residential section of Plainville.

The Rooks County canine officer was dropped off at the scene and picked up a scent that headed west. As of 7:25 a.m., the assailant has not been apprehended.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has responded to assist with the investigation. The Plainville Police Department believes this was an attempted robbery.

More information will be released as it becomes available.