BARTON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on attempted-murder charges in connection with a shooting.

Just after 10p.m. October 19, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to 451 Northwest 40 Avenue in Barton County to a reported shooting, according to sheriff Brian Bellendir.

Upon arrival, deputies identified Dustin Turner who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the left leg. EMS transported Turner to the hospital in Great Bend with non-life-threatening injuries.

After interviewing several individuals, deputies identified a suspect as 26-year-old Kenneth Birt Jr. and found him in the 1000 block of Jackson Street in Great Bend, according to Bellendir. He  was booked on charges of attempted murder and is being held in the Barton County jail in lieu of a $1 million bond.