Aug 28, 2025

Sheriff: 2 dead after shooting, standoff at Kansas home

Posted Aug 28, 2025 10:30 AM
Photo courtesy WIBW
Photo courtesy WIBW

SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement are investigating the death of two at a. home in Shawnee County.

Just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call and deputies responded for a welfare check on a woman in the 6700 block of SW Briarmeade Lane, in the Montara Subdivision, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

Deputies discovered two individuals deceased from gunshot wounds. The preliminary investigation indicates the incident was domestic in nature.

At this time, investigators believe all parties involved have been identified, and there is no ongoing threat to the community.

The Kansas Highway Patrol and the Shawnee Heights Fire Department assisted at the scene.