On July 21, 2026, at approximately 7:14 p.m., officers with the Arkansas City Police Department and personnel from the Arkansas City Fire/EMS Department were dispatched to a residence in the 1300 block of South H Street following a report of a person with a gunshot wound. When officers arrived, they located a 57-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. An Arkansas City Police officer immediately applied a tourniquet to help control the victim’s blood loss until Arkansas City Fire/EMS personnel arrived. Officers also located the suspected shooter, a 69-year-old man, at the scene. The preliminary investigation indicates the two individuals, who are father and stepson, became involved in a physical altercation inside the residence. During the disturbance, the 69-year-old man allegedly produced a firearm and shot the 57-year-old man. The victim was treated at the scene by the Arkansas City Fire/EMS Department before being airlifted by EagleMed to a Wichita hospital for further treatment. The suspected shooter was also evaluated at the scene by the Arkansas City Fire/EMS Department and initially declined transportation to the hospital. Later that evening, he sought medical treatment at a local emergency room and was subsequently transferred to a Wichita hospital.
