Emporia Police say an Emporia man has been arrested following reports of shots fired outside an Emporia school early Monday morning.
Deputy Chief Kevin Risley says the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center started receiving shots fired calls in and around the 900 block of Cottonwood shortly before 3:15 am. Officers, Lyon County deputies and Emporia State Police and Safety officers then set up a perimeter around an apartment complex at 914 Cottonwood, just across the street from William Allen White Elementary.
The shots fired reports from the public followed police contact with Diego Ambriz Cervantes, age 26 of 914 Cottonwood Apartment No. 1, relating an unconnected incident.
Risley says phone conversations and evidence at the scene indicated Cervantes was suspected of unlawfully discharging a firearm. Cervantes refused to answer his door, but eventually surrendered without incident shortly before 6 am after Emporia Police brought a special negotiator to the scene.
The investigation is ongoing. Formal charges are currently pending. Emporia Public Schools says activities at William Allen White continued as normal.
6:10 am Monday: Report of shots fired in east Emporia leads to arrest early Monday
A report of shots fired near an Emporia school led to an arrest early Monday.
Police were dispatched to an apartment complex at 914 Cottonwood and remain on scene. Deputy Police Chief Kevin Risley tells KVOE News officers made contact with the suspect, who is currently not being named. As they continued contact, including discussions with a special negotiator, Risley says officers found shell casings. The suspect surrendered without incident shortly before 6 am.
The apartment now under investigation is on the west side of the complex and faces towards William Allen White Elementary. Officers reached out to USD 253 Emporia Public Schools to alert the district about the situation.
An investigation is currently underway. We’ll have more as this situation unfolds on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media.
