Edgerton woman allegedly shot by her sister

Johnson County Sheriff Deputies along with Johnson County Med-Act responded to the 200 block of W Nelson in Edgerton (southwest Johnson County) just before 6 p.m. Saturday evening on reports of a woman with a gunshot wound.

Med-Act arrived and found a woman with a gunshot wound to the neck. The victim was transported to Overland Park Regional with serious injuries. She is expected to survive.

The alleged suspect in the shooting is the victim's sister who has been taken into custody. The sister has not been formally charged. She is expected to be charged with Attempted First Degree Murder according to a jail booking log.

Kurt Irish initial charges filed

Kurt Irish

An arrest log with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office lists multiple new charges for the man arrested following an afternoon manhunt and then his arrest around 9 p.m. Friday evening, Kurt Irish.

The charges include Felony Aggravated Robbery for the alleged robbery of Halftime Liquors, 15810 Shawnee Mission Parkway on August 19th around 8:30 p.m. It is alleged that Irish attempted to leave the store with a bottle of Crown Royal, when he was confronted by the store owner in the parking lot, Irish displayed a silver handgun.

Friday's events are said to have started when Lenexa Police spotted the silver 1998 Ford Taurus around 10:30 a.m.. Lenexa Police chased the vehicle, which crossed into the city of Shawnee. Irish is reported to have turned onto a dirt driveway in the 6200 block of Barker Road while attempting to flee from Police. The vehicle came to a dead end where Irish fled from the vehicle into the woods.

Police K-9 teams from Shawnee, Lenexa and Olathe assisted in the search of the wooded area. The Kansas Highway Patrol, Johnson County Sheriff's Office along with Merriam Police and the FBI Fugitive Apprehension Team were all involved in the extensive search.

The vehicle that Police spotted their suspect driving belongs to one of his relatives who loaned him the vehicle and he had not returned. That relative reported the vehicle as missing.

According to his Kansas Department of Corrections record, Irish is a repeat parole absconder, four times since 2004 along with multiple periods of incarceration dating back to 1995. Those charges include; attempting to elude Law Enforcement, aggravated escape from custody, burglary and theft.

This time Irish has been out on parole since July 8th of this year and confirmed as a parole absconder on August 30th.

 Irish is being held on a $100,000 bond with additional charges pending.

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Shortly before 9 p.m. in Lenexa, Kurt Irish, the man responsible for the large multiple agency manhunt this afternoon was arrested.

Kurt Irish is a repeat parole absconder and was wanted in connection with an August 19th robbery of a Shawnee liquor store, along with a criminal deprivation of property regarding a relative's vehicle which he failed to return.

That vehicle was spotted by Lenexa Police early Friday afternoon. Irish failed to yield when Police attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle sped into Shawnee and down Barker Road where it was found abandoned in a dirt driveway in the 6100 block. The area was immediately surrounded by Police and multiple K-9 teams descended on the area to search for him.

K-9 teams from Shawnee, Lenexa and Olathe along with Officers from the Johnson County Sheriff's Department, Kansas Highway Patrol, Lenexa, Merriam, Olathe and the FBI's fugitive apprehension team all were involved in the more than four hour search.

KHP: Game Day Traffic Should Leave Early & Prepare for Delays

Press Release from the Kansas Highway Patrol

Construction zones add extra time to/from Jayhawk/Wildcat sporting events.

This weekend marks not only the Labor Day holiday weekend, but also the beginning of the college football season. With both Kansas State University and the University of Kansas playing at home this weekend, Kansas roads will see many people traveling to and from these games, as well as other destinations. There are some major road projects that gameday traffic should be aware of.

KU Jayhawk fans can expect traffic to be slow or delayed due to construction east of town. There is construction on the Kansas Turnpike I-70, in the area of mile marker 204. Both eastbound and westbound lanes have construction. To monitor the Kansas Turnpike's updates on traffic, you can go to their Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/KansasTurnpike.

K-State Wildcat fans traveling from the west should expect delays as they come into town on K-18, due to construction between Ogden and Manhattan. Watch for the Kansas Department of Transportation's message boards to notify you of delays or road closures, should there be an accident. You can also tune into the K-State Sports Radio Network, 101.5 FM or 1350 AM.
Regardless of whether you cheer on the Jayhawks, Wildcats, or another team this weekend, the Kansas Highway Patrol would like to offer these tips to help you enjoy the football season, and the holiday weekend safely.

• Leave early. Traffic will be heavy a few hours prior to kickoff.
• Expect delays in the areas mentioned above during both pre- and post-game traffic.
• Be patient and courteous in pre- and post-game traffic.
• Obey all traffic control signs in the construction zone. Watch for decreased speed limits and lane closure signs. Remember, citation amounts double in workzones.
• Add additional following distance within the construction zone and heavy traffic areas.
• Utilize a designated driver. Extra troopers are out as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation's Special Traffic Enforcement Program, and they will be watching for impaired drivers.

Multi-agency manhunt in Shawnee

Latest story: Kurt Irish charged

Statement from Shawnee Police. Photo's of suspect below story.

Irish no longer is driving the Ford Taurus mentioned

Shawnee officers and officers from outside jurisdictions, including Lenexa, Olathe, Kansas Highway Patrol, and the FBI are currently searching for an individual wanted for Robbery. Police say the man is, 43 year-old, Kurt Irish. He is a white male, 6-feet tall, weighing 190lbs, with brown hair, and blue eyes.

He ran from a stolen car on Barker Road in an area north of Shawnee Mission Parkway after failing to stop for police officers.

Traffic has been blocked off on Johnson Drive just west of Interstate 435, west to Woodland Road and other traffic flow in the area could be temporarily affected during this search. If you observe an individual matching this description in that area of western Shawnee, police ask you to call 9-1-1.


Irish has an extensive criminal record with repeated history of fleeing from police. He has most recently absconded from Parole and is currently wanted for Robbery of a Shawnee Liquor Store.


Police broke down their perimeter shortly before 5 p.m. Mr. Irish remains at large and should be considered ARMED & DANGEROUS. Police say that they will be keeping an extra Police presence in the area of where the suspect was last seen.


Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.