26-04-2025
Man arrested for allegedly shooting at two in Hays
HAYS, Kan. (KSNW) — A 27-year-old man is in jail after police say he shot at two people in Hays on Friday.
A woman told officers that the man shot at her and her friend while they were in the 300 block of East 14th Street shortly after 11 a.m. and then fled in a blue Chevy Cruze.
Officers searched and, within minutes, found a man with a gun running from a vehicle and between houses in the 100 block of West 19th Street. They arrested him in the 300 block of West 21st Street.
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According to the Hays Police Department, the woman verified that the man arrested was the person who shot at her and her friend.
The suspect was booked into the Ellis County Jail on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder.
The case is still under investigation. Anyone with more information to help detectives should call 785-625-1030 or email jburkholder@
The Hays Police Department said several other agencies helped with the apprehension:
Ellis County Sheriff Department,
The Kansas Highway Patrol, and
Ellis County Communications.
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