REXFORD, Kan. (AP) - Kansas law enforcement officials are investigating the shooting deaths of a father and son on a farm in northwestern Kansas.
The Salina Journal reports that the shooting happened Friday in rural Rawlins County near Rexford. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says it received a request for assistance from the Rawlins County Sheriff’s Office on Friday afternoon about half an hour after the shooting was reported by a family member. Deputies say they arrived at the farm and found 74-year-old Gary Withers dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
A short time later, deputies discovered the body Withers’ son, 41-year-old Danny Withers, about half a mile (0.805 kilometers) away, also from an apparent gunshot.
Autopsies have been ordered.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Rawlins County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.
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Information from: The Salina (Kan.) Journal, http://www.salina.com
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