One hospitalized after Johnson County shooting

One person was hospitalized after a shooting Tuesday in Johnson County. Sheriff Doug Cox says that deputies were called to a home on Campbell Road (County Road 550 East), just north of County Road 700 North at about 3:45 p.m. When they arrived, they found 59-year-old Jeff Weigle on the floor of the kitchen, bleeding from a gunshot wound.

According to the responding deputy’s report, Weigle told police that he was shot by a neighbor. Weigle’s roommate reported that there has been an ongoing dispute with these neighbors for years. That reportedly led to an argument between one of the neighbors and Weigle on Monday.

When deputies cordoned off the scene, they reported finding Weigle’s revolver and a spent shell casing near a lawnmower in the yard where he had been working. They also reported finding a trail off blood from the lawnmower to the kitchen floor where Weigle collapsed.

The neighbor, 49-year-old Dean Keller, reportedly told deputies that Weigle shot at him Tuesday afternoon, which resulted in Keller returning fire. He was not injured.

Sheriff Cox says that no arrests have been made and that the case remains under investigation. Weigle’s condition has not been released.