Sunday, July 22, 2018

Suspect in Linn County shooting arrested

The suspect connected to a shooting which occurred Friday in Blue Mound, Kan., was arrested this evening following a vehicle chase.

Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) special agents were working with Kansas City area police departments to locate a shooting suspect who was wanted for attempted murder. An officer from the Leawood Police Department spotted the vehicle at approximately 6:20 p.m. in the area of Roe and College. 

The suspect did not stop for the officer and a pursuit began. The KBI was assisted in the pursuit by the Leawood Police Department, the Kansas City, Mo. Police Department, the Lenexa Police Department, the Shawnee Police Department, and the Overland Park Police Department.

Near I-435 and Wornall, the suspect crashed his vehicle and exited on foot into a wooded area. KBI agents and officers pursued him on foot, and he was arrested a short time later.

The suspect, John Butler, 35, of Lenexa, was arrested on numerous charges to include attempted murder. Nothing further will be released at this time.




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