Crime & Courts

Two arrested after fatal south Wichita shooting

Dawson Slater, left, and Zachary Scogin have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in south Wichita.
Dawson Slater, left, and Zachary Scogin have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in south Wichita. Courtesy photos

Wichita police have arrested two men in connection with a Thursday shooting that left a man dead, according to online records.

Dawson Slater, 21, and Zachary Scogin, 22, both of Wichita, were arrested on Friday and booked into the Sedgwick County Jail.

Police received a call about a shooting in the 2700 block of South Seneca late Thursday night before finding Brandon Nelson, 22, dead in a parking lot with a single gunshot wound.

Nelson lived at the Village Park at Kingsborough apartments, where the shooting occurred, according to reports. Police said Nelson was standing in the lot when a car pulled in and one of the individuals inside shot him.

Bryan Horwath: 316-269-6708, @bryan_horwath

This story was originally published April 17, 2017 at 4:17 PM with the headline "Two arrested after fatal south Wichita shooting."

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