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Police seek tips in July 14 Oaklawn shooting


Sedgwick County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene where a 23-year-old man was shot several times in an Oaklawn neighborhood on July 14.
Sedgwick County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene where a 23-year-old man was shot several times in an Oaklawn neighborhood on July 14. The Wichita Eagle

The crime

Shortly before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, Sheriff’s deputies were called to a shooting in the 4600 block of South Brookhaven in Oaklawn. The victim, 23-year-old Welly Syakhasone, was taken to a hospital where he later died. Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for your help. They are looking for up to three suspects seen leaving the area between 6:15 and 6:25 that morning in a dark-colored SUV.

Whom to contact

If you have information about this homicide or any felony crime, call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111. You can also submit a tip online at www.WichitaCrimeStoppers.com or from your mobile phone by texting TIP217 then your message to CRIMES (274637). All ways are secure and anonymous. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,500, and Crime Stoppers will never ask your name. Crime Stoppers of Wichita/Sedgwick County, a division of the Wichita Crime Commission, is a nonprofit organization of citizens against crime that relies 100 percent on donations from the community to pay for tips.

Crime Stoppers case number: 1530

Department case number: 15S007265

Lead detective: Det. Green, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office

This story was originally published July 31, 2015 at 2:43 PM with the headline "Police seek tips in July 14 Oaklawn shooting."

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