ELLIS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in Hays.
Just before 2 a.m. Sunday, the Hays Police Department received a report of a shooting in the 1000 block of East Eighth St., Hays, according to a media release.
The caller reported that a man had been shot in the neck and was on the ground.
Emergency responders were dispatched and made contact with the gunshot victim. An ambulance took the victim to the Hays Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.
The Hays Police Department has one person in custody and there are no other suspects involved. Police have not released the victim's name.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation’s Crime Scene Response Team is assisting the Hays Police Department with the investigation.