Shawnee Police investigating reported electrocution

Posted: April 17, 2019 - 10:17 a.m.

Shawnee police and firefighters responded on the reported
electrocution just after 9:15 Wednesday morning
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A man is dead after he was reportedly electrocuted inside a garage in the 6500 block of Hallet Street in Shawnee.

Police and firefighters were called to the home at 6553 Hallet Street about 9:15 Wednesday morning.

Shawnee Police Sergeant Corey Wilburn says a Critter Control employee was at the home working on the roof, when something drew his attention to the garage.

Once in the garage, the employee called 911 reporting he believes the man had been electrocuted and was likely dead.

Shawnee firefighters extinguished a small fire in the garage and Johnson County Med-Act confirmed the man was deceased.

Police detectives are on scene investigating the incident.

The man’s identity has not been released.

Firefighters from the Overland Park Fire Department and Lenexa Fire Department also responded on the call.

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Time Warner Cable worker shocked, burnt by live wire

Posted: September 28, 2013 - 10:08am
Updated: September 28, 2013 - 11:31am

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A Time Warner Cable employee working to install a cable line in Merriam was shocked and burnt by an electric line Saturday morning.

The employee was working in the 10000 block of W 70th Terrace, around 8:30 a.m., when authorities say his arm came into contact with an electrical wire.

Merriam firefighters reported the worker was 20-25 feet up a utility pole when he was shocked.

Johnson County Med-Act transported the 44-year-old man to the University of Kansas Hospital for further treatment. His injuries were said to be serious but, not immediately life threatening.

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Merriam Police Lieutenant Mike Daniels says the worker suffered second degree burns to his left arm.









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