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By Michael Austin October 17, 2026 at 4:48pm
Two people were killed, one child and one adult, in a “mass casualty incident” involving a truck plowing through a youth soccer event in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday.
The incident occurred at the Stryker Sports Complex.
In addition to those killed, multiple other casualties were taken to the hospital. Authorities have yet to release updates on their conditions.
WPD is investigating a mass casualty incident involving a vehicle. There is no further ongoing threat at this time.
We will provide further updates when we have additional information.
— Wichita Police (@WichitaPolice) October 17, 2026
According to one witness at the scene, a “black pickup truck came plowing through the youth soccer fields hitting multiple people before stopping 100-200 yards down the fields,” as reported by local CBS affiliate KWCH-DT.
The witness added that “Dozens of emergency responders on scene giving CPR and rendering aid to victims.”
Authorities took the driver of the vehicle and two passengers into custody.
The passengers were two juveniles.
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Michael wrote for several entertainment news outlets before joining The Western Journal in 2020. He now serves as Managing Editor, which involves managing the editorial team and operations, guiding the publication’s editorial direction, and writing, editing, curating and assigning stories as needed.
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