This weekend, Pittsburg (Kansas) police announced an arrest in a shooting last Thursday. KRPS's Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more.
According to a press release Saturday, Pittsburg police located a suspect in the early morning hours in a non-fatal shooting in the 100 block of W. 23rd street around 9:40 last Thursday night.
The 32-year-old victim, who has not been named, was found with a single gunshot wound around the area of the Sonic Drive-Thru in Pittsburg. The victim was transported to an area hospital with a gunshot to an extremity. The shooter has been identified as 42-year-old Spencer W. Presley of Pittsburg and was brought in for questioning around 2:40 am Saturday.
Mr. Presley admitted involvement in the shooting and has been charged with Aggravated Battery and Criminal Possession of a Weapon, both felony charges. He was transported to the Crawford County Sheriff's Office for booking. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
If you have any information, call the Pittsburg Police Departments' anonymous tip line at (620) 231-TIPS.
