Sep 10, 2023

2 arrested for shooting that hospitalized Hutchison teen

Posted Sep 10, 2023 7:00 PM

RENO COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a shooting in Hutchinson and have made two arrests.

Just before 5a.m. Sunday, police were dispatched to a shooting in the 300 block West Avenue B in Hutchinson, according to a media release. 

First responders located 18-year-old John Cantu III of Hutchinson with two gunshot wounds to his legs. It was determined that the shooting occurred in the 100 block of South Madison Street. Cantu was transported by EMS to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center where he was subsequently treated and released.

At the scene, police arrested 26-year-old Sergio Luna Para and 31-year-old Demetrius Cantu both of Hutchinson on requested charges of felony interference with law enforcement. Persons of interest who are acquainted with the victim have been also been identified.