Wichita Police on Tuesday urged the public to be patient as investigators continue to unravel a deadly incident at an east Wichita soccer complex that killed two people and injured 10 others.
Six-year-old Cole Adrian and 35-year-old Nicholas Schafer, both of McPherson, were killed Saturday when a truck drove through a crowd of people at the Stryker Sports Complex.
The driver of the truck, identified by police as a 34-year-old Garden City woman, was questioned and then released Sunday without charges pending the results of a toxicology report and an inspection of the vehicle.
"Based on the information available Sunday morning, and after consultation with the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, investigators did not have probable cause to arrest the driver," the Wichita Police Department said in an emailed statement Tuesday. "Her release does not represent a final determination about whether criminal charges are appropriate."
Police said detectives have interviewed nearly 50 witnesses and others involved and continue examining evidence.
“We know that this case has captured the attention of people all over the country, and many of those people have strong opinions about the incident even though they do not have direct knowledge of what occurred,” said Wichita Police Chief Joe Sullivan in the statement.
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