Fort Riley guard shoots, wounds motorist at gate

FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Fort Riley guard has shot and wounded a motorist after an altercation at a gate at the Kansas Army base. The base said in a news release that the motorist’s injuries weren’t life threatening. The altercation happened Monday after the motorist drove through the gate and was stopped by an automatic vehicle barrier. The release said the the “situation escalated” when the motorist got out of the vehicle, and the guard opened fire. The release didn’t identify the name of the wounded driver or what else led up to the shooting.