RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital in Manhattan.
Just before 2p.m. Sunday, the Riley County Communications Center received several 911 calls reporting shots fired in the 1400 block of Flint Hills Place in Manhattan, according to a media release.
Riley County Police Officers and an officer from the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to the scene and found a male victim, age 53, with two gunshot wounds, one to the right arm and the other to the right leg.
The victim was transported via ambulance to Via Christi and was later transferred to a larger hospital.
Officers were able to set up a perimeter and canvas the area for the suspect. The neighborhood was cleared of police activity around 7:17 PM. The suspect remains at large but we do not believe him to be a threat to the community at this time.
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