FINNEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a shooting in May in Garden City have a accused a Kansas felon in connection with the crime.
On May 10, police responded to a shooting in the 1400 block of A Street in Garden City, according to a media release. At the scene, police located two individuals with gunshot wounds. EMS transported the victims to St. Catherine Hospital for treatment.
On Friday, police arrested 20-year-old Jalen Paxson in connection with the incident. Paxson was already in custody after Kansas Department of Corrections Agents conducted a home visit with Paxson who was on parole.
During search of the residence, officers found suspected THC, drug paraphernalia, and a firearm. In addition to the requested charges of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Drug Paraphernalia, and Possession of THC, he is being held on requested charges of Attempted First-Degree Murder, Criminal Discharge of a Firearm, and Criminal Possession of a Firearm.
Paxson has previous convictions for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated endangering a child, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.
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