Ken Thomas of Wichita, Kansas was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated battery after what appears to be a property-defense situation gone awry. 

Two teenagers were apparently trespassing at TreatCo, a pet treat factory that had been shuttered at some point in the past. Thomas, the business’s owner, fired a shotgun toward them, apparently to warn them away.  Both teenagers were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries when they were struck with shotgun pellets. 

It is unclear why Thomas did not simply call police. 

Source:

“Wichita Man Arrested After 2 Shot at Closed Business,” The Telegraph (April 4, 2021).