A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with what appears to be a random shooting during a disc golf tournament at Kessler Park.Meanwhile, the disc golf community is showing up in support for the victim while he faces a long recovery from his injuries.Police said 21-year-old Osman Igal started shooting during the Kansas City Flying Disc Challenge at Cliff Drive on Saturday. One man, disc golfer Jake Riley, was shot in the back.A GoFundMe to help Riley with medical expenses related to his recovery has already raised more than $13,000, more than the $10,000 goal set by organizers.In the GoFundMe campaign, Riley’s family said he was rushed to Truman Medical Center for emergency surgery after the shooting where they found holes in his bowels and colon, as well as a small fracture in his pelvis. Comments under the campaign show disc golfers from across the country are donating to Riley’s recovery fund. “There were over 100 people at the park,” said tournament director Michael Krueger. “It’s inexplicable to me why someone would do that.”Krueger said Igal was walking around the area and started following four players during Saturday’s tournament. That’s when the shooting happened. Prosecutors have asked that Igal be held on a $100,000 bond.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with what appears to be a random shooting during a disc golf tournament at Kessler Park.
Meanwhile, the disc golf community is showing up in support for the victim while he faces a long recovery from his injuries.
Police said 21-year-old Osman Igal started shooting during the Kansas City Flying Disc Challenge at Cliff Drive on Saturday.
One man, disc golfer Jake Riley, was shot in the back.
A GoFundMe to help Riley with medical expenses related to his recovery has already raised more than $13,000, more than the $10,000 goal set by organizers.
In the GoFundMe campaign, Riley’s family said he was rushed to Truman Medical Center for emergency surgery after the shooting where they found holes in his bowels and colon, as well as a small fracture in his pelvis.
Comments under the campaign show disc golfers from across the country are donating to Riley’s recovery fund.
“There were over 100 people at the park,” said tournament director Michael Krueger. “It’s inexplicable to me why someone would do that.”
Krueger said Igal was walking around the area and started following four players during Saturday’s tournament. That’s when the shooting happened.
Prosecutors have asked that Igal be held on a $100,000 bond.