Oct 10, 2022

Multiple shots fired into Salina residence

Posted Oct 10, 2022 4:27 PM

By NATHAN KING
Salina Post

According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, at approximately 10:30 p.m. Oct. 7, officers were dispatched to area of Morrison and 10th Street to reports of shots fired.

Officers arrived at the scene and were unable to discover the source of the reported shots. At 11:45 p.m., officers were contacted by Wade Hardesty, 28, Salina, who reported that his residence in the 400 block of South Phillip Avenue had been shot at multiple times.

Officers found 14 9mm shell casings in the alley behind Hardesty's residence. Hardesty, his wife and their three children were home when the shots were fired, and at least two of the rounds that entered the residence passed through the children's bedroom. Police continue to investigate.

If you know of any information that is relevant to this case, contact the Salina Police Department at (785) 826-7210.