Wichita man arrested in connection with weekend homicide; police still seeking tips

A 31-year-old Wichita man has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in the Sunday morning death of Desmond Winesberry, 46, jail records show.

Wichita police found Winesberry with trauma to his body around 2 a.m. on Sunday at a home in the 2300 block of North Chautauqua, near 21st and Hillside. He was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

“He had received gunshot wounds to his upper body,” Wichita police spokesman Charley Davidson said Tuesday about Winesberry.

“This was not a random incident,” Davidson added.

Damien Dawain Manuel, 31, was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of North Main and booked into jail early Tuesday morning on suspicion of first-degree murder.

Wichita police Capt. Brent Allred said on Monday that a verbal and physical disturbance led up to Winesberry’s death. Police are still asking the public to call Wichita Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111 or police detectives at 316-268-4407 if they have information about the case.

Police are trying to find at least one other person “to talk to” about Winesberry’s death, Davidson said Tuesday. He did not elaborate.

This is Wichita’s 37th homicide of 2018.

This story was originally published August 28, 2018 at 8:40 AM.