RENO COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man in connection with a domestic dispute that led to a kidnapping and a child critically injured after she was shot.
Just after 11a.m. Monday a man and woman from Wichita K were involved in a domestic dispute which resulted in the woman being brought to a dead-end road at Cheney Lake in the vicinity of Yoder Road and Sun City Road, according to a media release from the Reno County Sheriff.
The man, identified as 22-year-old Kamden Campos, took the woman to the edge of the water with intent to harm her. While he was distracted, the woman jumped in the car and fled the scene. As she fled, the suspect fired multiple shots toward the vehicle from a handgun.
The woman noticed the child moving around in the car seat and pulled over to discover the girl had been shot in the back. While on the phone with 911 dispatchers, emergency personnel and first responders located her in Sedgwick County. The child was rushed to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
Multiple agencies responded to the area of Yoder Rd and Silver lake Rd to begin looking for the suspect. Kansas Highway Patrol aircraft, Sedgwick County Drone, Reno County Drone, and many Deputies and officers began to scour the area looking for Campos. A perimeter was established where it was believed the suspect was last seen. The aircraft identified someone walking matching the description and guided officers to him. Just before 2p.m., officers too Campos into custody without any further incident.
Deputies took him to the Reno County Correctional Facility where he was booked on requested charges of Attempted Murder in 1st Degree, Aggravated Kidnapping, and Possession of Stolen property. His bond is set at $2,101,500.00.
Late Monday, the sheriff reported the child had come out of surgery. She is stable and critical.
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CHENEY LAKE — Law enforcement authorities booked a man into the Reno County jail in connection with a Monday afternoon shooting of a 2-year-old child.
According to records from the Reno County Correctional Facility, 22-year-old Kamden Joe Campos is being held on requested charges of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and theft. He is being held on a bond of $2,101,500.
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By ROD ZOOK
Hutch Post
CHENEY LAKE — A shooting incident at Cheney Lake occurred Monday afternoon when a Wichita man kidnapped a child and her mother from a home in Wichita.
According to Reno County Sheriff Darrian Campbell, the kidnapped woman was taken by the suspect to Fish Cove, near Sun City and Yoder Road. When the kidnapped woman attempted to drive away, the two-year-old child was shot while in the car seat.
The child's mother drove back to Sedgwick County and called 911. The woman and the child were found in their vehicle at 61st St. N. and 263rd St. W west of Andale. The child was taken to a Wichita hospital in critical condition.
The suspect was caught around 2 p.m. Monday. It appears to have started as a domestic dispute. Over 20 agencies responded to the call.