Boy critically injured in gang-related shooting near Joyland, Wichita police say

A teenage boy was critically injured in a gang shooting in south Wichita on Tuesday, officials said.

Emergency crews were called at around 4:49 p.m. to a report of shots fired at Joyland in the 2800 block of South Hillside. A Sedgwick County dispatch supervisor said one person was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Police Lt. Ronald Hunt said a 16-year-old boy had been shot once in his upper torso area. He said the shooting was gang related.

Investigators think the shooting happened along a bike bath across the street from the former Joyland amusement park. The boy had “staggered out into the street and collapsed” and passersby stopped to render aid, Hunt said.

The suspected shooter fled in a light-colored pickup, which was last seen driving east on the bike path. The path runs along a creek just north of Jardine Middle School and crosses Hillside near the former Joyland property.

The abandoned property was sold at auction last month.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

This story was originally published December 18, 2018 at 5:18 PM.