Maize Airport ‘active shooter alert’ after reports of shots fired and roads closed near Kansas runway

MAIZE airport is on "active shooter alert" after reports came in of shots fired on Friday morning.

Neighbors told that they heard at least six gunshots.

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Following the incident, traffic between Tyler and Ridge on 45th was blocked.

A local photographer said that there were no injuries reported, however, this has not yet been confirmed.

Cops are now hunting for the suspects near the airport.

Dispatch said that reports came in just before 9.30am of the incident.

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The Sun spoke to the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office who confirmed that the scene is active.

According to their Facebook page, the airport is privately owned but publicly used.

It has one runway, however, it has not been confirmed whether or not it was in use at the time of the incident.