Press Release

WICHITA, Kan. – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) secured an arrest warrant for the man who fired multiple rounds in a public park in Minneapolis, Kansas, and was shot by responding Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) troopers.

Officers from the Wichita Police Department arrested Artemas Thor Peck, 46, of Minneapolis, around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, as he was released from Wesley Medical Center. Peck was arrested on an Ottawa County warrant for attempted capital murder and attempted second-degree murder.

He was transported to the Mitchell County Jail. The investigation is ongoing.

The Ottawa County Attorney will prosecute the case.