LISTEN: Kansas soccer field dispatch call captures mass-casualty response after driver kills boy, man

New dispatch audio from the deadly Wichita soccer field crash captures first responders declaring a mass casualty incident at Stryker Sports Complex.

LISTEN: Kansas soccer field dispatch call captures mass-casualty response after driver kills boy, man

TL;DR

  • Dispatch audio from the Kansas soccer field incident reveals first responders categorized it as a mass-casualty incident.
  • Two individuals, 6-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer, were killed, and 10 others, including five children, were injured.
  • The driver, a 34-year-old woman, was released without charges pending toxicology results and vehicle examination.
  • The City of Wichita is installing temporary barriers at the Stryker Sports Complex and will increase police presence, along with mental health professionals.
  • McPherson Mayor Jim Loving expressed grief and support for the victims' families and thanked bystanders and first responders.