The two people killed on Saturday when a truck drove through a youth soccer game in north-east Wichita, Kansas, were a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man, according to authorities.
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Eleven other people between the ages of five and 68 were injured in a case whose possible motivations remained unclear early on Sunday, by when it had captured attention across the US.
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In a news briefing updating initial information, Wichita police said the driver at the center of the case was a 34-year-old woman from Garden City, Kansas, which is about three and a half hours away by car.
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Authorities did not immediately release her name any of the victims’ names, including the two killed.
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Police said they took the driver into custody after she drove through a field at Stryker Sports Complex during a youth soccer game at about 3.30pm on Saturday.
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When police and paramedics arrived in response to emergency calls, they found the truck on the west field of the complex.
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Two juveniles were inside the truck with the driver, Wichita police captain, Aaron Moses, told news media.
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The woman has a valid driver’s license and no outstanding warrants, Moses said.
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The boy and man who were killed were both from McPherson, Kansas, about an hour drive north of Wichita.
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Police said the victims were not related.
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Ten of those injured had serious but not life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Those included children aged five, eight and nine – as well as adults between 28 and 68 years old.
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The 11th person reported as injured was a 61-year-old woman who had nontraumatic medical issues, police said.
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The competitive youth soccer club McPherson City FC said in a Facebook post on Saturday that it had “suffered an unimaginable tragedy at Stryker Soccer Complex”.
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“We ask that you keep all those involved in your thoughts and prayers,” the club’s post continued.
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“Dealing with a loss of this magnitude also calls for privacy and respect for all our soccer community.
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Please allow time for healing and grieving to take place and be there for those that seek guidance.”
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After saying that McPherson City FC would later post further information in regards to the club and its upcoming events, the post concluded: “Please hold your loved ones tight tonight.”
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McPherson’s municipal government wrote in a separate Facebook post: “Our community is hurting, and we stand together, and in support.”
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“Stay strong, McPherson,” that post also said.
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“Be there [and] be kind.”
Stryker Sports Complex announced that all events had been cancelled there until further notice.
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“We ask that you keep all individuals and families affected in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time,” the complex also said in its announcement.
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“Please avoid the complex to allow emergency personnel to carry out their work.
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“Updates regarding future events will be shared as information becomes available.”
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Meanwhile, the Kansas State High School Activities Association also suspended its third-place and championship flag football games, which had been scheduled for later on Saturday at the complex.
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“The KSHSAA extends our condolences to the families and teams [affected] by the incident,” the association said.
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The organization said it planned on providing details about rescheduled games on Monday.
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Saturday marked the second time in less than 26 years that the athletic complex near the corner of North Greenwich Road and East 29th Street was at the center of a high-profile, deadly case.
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Brothers named Jonathan and Reginald Carr were convicted of shooting five people – including four fatally – on a snow-covered field there in December 2000 during a crime spree that also involved robbery, rape and torture, according to information culled from court filings and media reports.
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The Carrs were sentenced to die over what some have referred to as the “Wichita massacre”.
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And in July, Kansas governor Laura Kelly denied their requests for their death sentences to be commuted to life imprisonment.
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