SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on multiple charges after an incident involving a gun.
Shortly after 4:30 p.m. June 16, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call about a shooting that just occurred in the 2300 block of NE 82nd Street. The caller advised that he and a teenager were threatened with a firearm by a known suspect later identified as 44-year-old Stephen L. Pittman of Topeka.
Deputies arrived on scene and an investigation over the incident ensued with detectives.
Deputies then arrested Pittman and booked him into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated endangering a child.
Sheriff Brian Hill reminded citizens that violence is never the answer and to always handle firearms safely and responsibly.