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On Friday, 7-12-2024, at approximately 10:32 P.M. the El Dorado Springs Police Department received a call to the 200 block of West Joe Davis St in reference to an individual that had been shot. Upon arrival, Officer’s made contact with the victim that sustained a gun shot wound to the head.
The victim was life flighted to a Springfield area Hospital where an emergency surgical procedure was preformed. The suspect, identified as Dawson Traudt (21) of Olathe, KS, fled the scene. Officers worked with Olathe Police Department along with several law enforcement agencies in southwest Missouri, southeast Kansas, and northeast Oklahoma in search of Traudt.
On 7-13-2024 at approximately 3:20 P.M., Traudt was taken into custody without any further incident by the Barton County Sheriff's Office. An arrest warrant was issued by the Cedar County Prosecutor's Office for Assault 1st Degree and Armed Criminal Action. Traudt is being held at the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation is still ongoing for this incident.
IN THE CASE OF ALL ARRESTS, IT MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT THE CHARGE IS MERELY AN ACCUSATION AND THAT ALL DEFENDANTS ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.
Released by:
Brett Dawn, Chief of Police
Brett Dawn, Chief of Police
