HARVEY COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect in connection with a disturbance involving a gun in Harvey County.
Just before 8:30p.m. Friday, Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 600 block of Southeast Fourth Street in Newton, according to a media release from the city.
During the investigation, officers determined that a man and a woman were arguing when a second man intervened, and a physical fight ensued between the two men.
A third man retrieved a handgun from a house and threatened to kill two of the people involved. The man then fired two shots toward the woman, both of which missed her and the others.
The man with the gun then confronted one of the men who were fighting and pointed the gun at him. This man punched the man with the gun, causing another shot to be fired, which also missed everyone.
Police arrested the man with the gun, 21-year-old Tyler Christiansen at the scene on requested charges of attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault, criminal threat, criminal discharge of a firearm, disorderly conduct and drug offenses.
A search warrant was served on the house, and evidence was taken. The Wichita Police Department assisted with the use of a police service dog specially trained in locating gun violence evidence.
Police will present the case to the Harvey County Attorney’s Office to be reviewed for formal charges.