Crime & Courts

Woman shot through front door hospitalized in critical condition

A woman shot Sunday night after a man fired through the front screen door of a south Wichita home was hospitalized in critical condition.

Police say a man knocked on the door of a home in the 1700 block of South Water, asked for a person by name when someone answered and then fired a gun once at about 10 p.m. The bullet struck a 32-year-old woman. She was taken to a Wichita hospital for treatment. Police had no update on her condition Monday morning.

The shooter fled afterward and is still at large, Wichita police said in an e-mailed statement Monday. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police detectives at 316-268-4407 or Wichita-Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

A 34-year-old man and 13-year-old child also at the address where the shooting happened were not hurt. The home is near Harry and Broadway.

Amy Renee Leiker: 316-268-6644, @amyreneeleiker

This story was originally published February 20, 2017 at 10:21 AM with the headline "Woman shot through front door hospitalized in critical condition."

Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER