Man killed in city’s 37th homicide identified by Wichita police

Update, Monday, Aug. 27

Captain Brent Allred said a verbal and physical disturbance occurred before 46-year-old Desmond Winesberry was found dead in his home.

Police are still looking to talk to people who were in the home at the time of the disturbance. Drugs may have been involved, Allred said.

No arrests have been made as of Monday morning, and the investigation is ongoing.

Original story

After a 45-year-old man went to a Wichita police station and said another man was injured and needed help at about 2 a.m. Sunday, officers went to the home located just a few blocks away from the Patrol North station.

When police arrived at the home in the 2300 block of North Chautauqua, they found a 46-year-old man with trauma to his body, Officer Charley Davidson said in a news release. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made as of 8:45 a.m. Sunday. Davidson said the homicide is not believed to be a random incident.

If you have any additional information on the crime, contact Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111 or police detectives at 316-268-4407.

This is Wichita’s 37th homicide of 2018.

This story was originally published August 26, 2018 at 9:26 AM.