Two Killed, Including Child, After Vehicle Drives Through Wichita Soccer Game

Two people, including a child, were killed when a vehicle drove through the field at the Stryker soccer complex in Wichita, Kansas, during a soccer game. The Guardian

The vehicle involved in the Saturday afternoon game at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, Oct. 17, was described as a truck that struck the crowd, killing two people. Merced Sun-Star KAKE

Police confirmed that one child was killed at the scene of the incident at the complex and that one adult was killed in the vehicle incident during the game. The names and ages of the child and the adult who died in the Wichita incident on Saturday were withheld pending notification of their families.

Multiple other people were injured when the vehicle drove through the field at the Stryker soccer complex, and police said those injured were taken to hospitals. The Guardian Wichita Police Department official Aaron Moses said Saturday that the driver of the vehicle involved in the incident at the complex is in custody. Moses said two juveniles were in the vehicle that drove through the field at the Stryker soccer complex during the Saturday soccer game.

All events at the Stryker soccer complex in Wichita, Kansas, are canceled until further notice, police said. Wichita police set up a portal for members of the public to submit video evidence of the vehicle incident at the soccer complex in Wichita, Kansas. Wichita Mayor Lily Wu said she was heartbroken by reports of a tragic incident at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita on Saturday, Oct. 17. The Guardian