Public Safety · Wichita, KS
Truck Hits Crowd at Wichita Youth Soccer Game Saturday; Two Killed, 11 Hospitalized
A truck drove into a crowd at a youth soccer game at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita on Saturday afternoon, killing a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man and sending 11 others to hospitals. Wichita police reported the incident around 3:25 p.m. and said the driver is in custody with two juveniles also in the truck. The City of Wichita canceled all events at the complex until further notice and urged residents to avoid the area. Adjacent Kansas State High Schools Activities Association girls flag football championship games were postponed.