ATCHISON COUNTY—Law enforcement investigating a shooting that injured a girl at a home in Atchison have a suspect in custody.
Just after 11:45p.m. on Thursday police responded to the 1400 block Commercial in Atchison to investigate a shooting that had just occurred, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.
Multiple shots had been fired at a residence where four persons were on and near a porch. The gunfire struck a 12-year-old girl. EMS transported her to Amberwell Hospital and subsequently airlifted to a Kansas City hospital.
On Friday afternoon, police took 20-year-old Blackthunder R. Dorsch into custody in Horton Kansas, according to Wilson. He is being held on a requested charge of attempted murder.
Atchison Police detectives continue to gather information and evidence in Atchison and Horton and the investigation will continue into the weekend. The 12 year-old-victim remains hospitalized in a Kansas City hospital, according to Wilson.