Update: Authorities in Cowley County arrest a suspect in Monday mornings shooting in El Dorado. A 23-year-old man was shot in the head inside a home.
Cowley County authorities made the arrest after receiving a report of a stolen vehicle Deputies located the vehicle and a chase developed. The suspect then abandoned a car and foot chase started west of Winfield.
Several agencies were involved in the search. The Kansas Highway Patrol used its plane to search for him. Both KHP and the Cowley County Sheriff's Department used K-9 units to aid in the search.
The suspect is now on his way back to El Dorado. The El Dorado Police Chief says they now have all persons wanted in connection with the morning shooting in custody.
Two other people were taken in Monday morning for questioning. The two were seen leaving the scene with the suspected shooter. Police say the man and woman were known to the victim's family.
They were brought in for questioning after separate car crashes, one near Winfield Lake, the other in Atlanta, Kansas. The second crash involved a car that matched the suspect vehicle from the shooting.
The shooting happened around 3:00 a.m. in the 400 block of N. Alleghany. Emergency crews found the victim inside a home. He was rushed to the hospital in El Dorado, then transferred to a Wichita hospital where he's listed in critical condition.
