Man dies after he was found with a gunshot wound to his head in south Wichita

Update:

Wichita police said a man who was shot in his head over the weekend has died.

Capt. Brent Allred said Wednesday that 27-year-old Hector Ortega died Tuesday night from shooting injuries. Ortega was found in a 2018 Honda Accord at around 5 a.m. Sunday with a gunshot wound to the head. The car was in the 1100 block of South Fern, near McCormick and Seneca.

“What we know so far is Mr. Ortega had arrived in the Honda and parked the vehicle on South Fern,” Allred said. “There was an argument out in the street that resulted in him being shot one time.”

The investigation is ongoing.

Original story:

A 27-year-old man was found in a vehicle with a single gunshot wound in his head early Sunday morning, Officer Paul Cruz said during Monday’s news briefing.

Police responded to a shooting call in the 1100 block of S. Fern at about 5 a.m. Sunday, Cruz said. That’s a residential area. When officers arrived, they found the victim inside the car in critical condition.

The man was taken to the hospital, and is still in a life-threatening condition, Cruz said.

Police are investigating if the man was shot in the car and if the man lived at the home he was parked in front of, Cruz said. He said investigators have multiple leads on the incident, but they are asking for anyone with more information to call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

This story was originally published February 25, 2019 at 10:29 AM.