Park City Residents Express Concern After Drive-By Shooting Hits Homes

A bullet tore through a bedroom wall early Sunday morning, coming to rest directly above where a toddler was sleeping in Park City, Kansas.

At around 1:09 a.m. on Sunday morning, local police received multiple calls reporting gunfire along north Hydraulic, KWCH reported. Investigators later determined that two homes were struck during the drive-by shooting in the area spanning the 5800 block to the 6800 block.

Officers responding to a 1:32 a.m. call on the 6500 block of North Hydraulic discovered glass and debris scattered across the young child after a round pierced the exterior wall. No injuries were reported in connection with the incident, and an investigation remains active.

Residents in the suburban neighborhood expressed shock at the sudden burst of violence in an area typically accustomed to minor property crimes.

“My first thought was that it was a car backfiring, but it was just a lot of sounds so when I got on the news this morning and saw that it was actually a drive-by shooting, I was really surprised because we don’t get stuff like that very often,” Park City resident Beth Coulson told KWCH.

Coulson noted that local concerns usually center around routine theft rather than firearms discharging into residential spaces. “Run of the mill, like, theft things, but it’s all been very small and minor and so like hearing there was gunshots, it broke through into a kid’s window was really startling,” she said.

The proximity of the stray rounds left neighboring families unsettled as authorities work to piece together the sequence of events. “When I heard it, it sounded like it was right outside our house and so that could’ve very easily been us and so I hope that they figure out what all on Earth happened,” Coulson added.

Police have not yet released details regarding potential suspects or vehicles involved in the shooting. Authorities are asking anyone with relevant information or video footage from the area to contact the Park City Police Department.

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