OVERLAND PARK, KS (RNN) - One man was killed and another man was critically injured in a shooting outside an elementary school in the Kansas City metro area on Tuesday.
The suspect was taken into custody, police reported.
The arrest comes after law enforcement surrounded a home, said John P. Lacy, police public information officer.
"If you live in this area, please lock your doors and report anything suspicious," he said.
The shooting happened at about 9 a.m. at Sunrise Point Elementary School, police said in a press release.
Police said the alleged shooter was a construction worker doing work on a playground outside the school. He allegedly got into an argument with two coworkers before shooting them.
Around 12:45 p.m., Overland Park Police confirmed that one of the victims had died, and that the other victim was still in critical condition.
Update: Regarding the shooting this morning at Sunrise Pointe Elementary, one of the victims is now deceased. The other victim is still in critical condition. @opcares @OPPD_Chief @OPPD_PIO @OPPD_LTCHapper
— Overland Park Police (@OverlandPark_PD) July 3, 2018
Earlier, a police official had confirmed on Twitterthat no students or school employees were involved in the shooting.
Update: We have surrounded a home near W.159th and Rosewood. This is relation to the shooting. If you live in this area, please lock your doors and report anything suspicious. I will give the all clear. Stand by.
— John P. Lacy (@OPPD_PIO) July 3, 2018
Ref. Shooting: Two adult males are still in critical condition. There were no children or @bvschools employees involved. Suspect vehicle is a black Denali. More information to come.
— John P. Lacy (@OPPD_PIO) July 3, 2018
He ended up taking another person's vehicle, a black GMC Denali, a little farther down the road, police said.
The Kansas City Star reported that the black Denali was later found empty.
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