Alva Review-Courier -

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two people who are in custody in the death of a man at a Wyandotte County park are believed to be part of a larger group that has committed several violent crimes in Kansas and Missouri, Wyandotte County Sheriff Don Ash said.

Three men and two women were arrested during an investigation into the shooting death of Skylar Needham, 30, at a Wyandotte County park on Aug. 15.

Ash said Thursday that investigators believe the suspects are involved with a group suspected in a dozen violent crimes in at least a half dozen cities on both sides of the state line, WDAF-TV reported...