Two shot during possible robbery attempt east of Valley Center

A shooting Saturday prompted a search plane flight, the removal of a pit bull, responses from four police agencies and an ambulance ride for two people wounded in rural north Sedgwick County, outside Valley Center.

A man and woman were shot just after 9 a.m. during what law enforcement said might have been a robbery attempt at a house near 93rd Street North and Oliver.

Sedgwick County sheriff’s Capt. Mark Pierce said one shooting victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition and the other in serious condition. He said both were able to talk with investigators before they were taken away.

Pierce said authorities are searching for at least two suspects. He said he expected authorities, who were waiting for search warrants, to be at the scene for hours.

At least one other person was in the house when the intruders came, Pierce said. He had no other details about that.

Pierce said he didn’t know whether the man and woman were tenants or owners at the house, which is east of Valley Center.

Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives, EMS, the Kansas Highway Patrol and Bel Aire and Valley Center police were at the scene. A Highway Patrol airplane circled the crime scene for about 40 minutes in the hour after the shooting.

Sedgwick County Animal Control officials removed a pit bull from the property.

This story was originally published April 1, 2017 at 9:50 AM with the headline "Two shot during possible robbery attempt east of Valley Center."