A Leawood boy who was struck while riding an e-scooter earlier this month has died from his injuries.
The Leawood Police Department said Duke Ommert died Wednesday at a hospital where he had been receiving treatment after he was struck around 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, near Lee Boulevard and W. 103rd Street.
“As we’ve learned throughout the last two weeks, Duke was a young man with a love of sports, his friends and his family,” the police department said in a release. “Our thoughts and deep condolences are with the Ommert family and friends during this difficult time.”…