Parolee jailed on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder in 27-year-old’s shooting
Wichita police on Wednesday arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder in the shooting of a 27-year-old last week.
Treyvaun Griffin of Wichita was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder, criminal possession of a firearm by a felon, aggravated assault and aggravated robbery. He is also being held on a state warrant, according to online jail records.
Officer Charley Davidson said some sort of disturbance between Griffin and the 27-year-old man, who are acquaintances, ended when Griffin pulled out a handgun and fired it several times late Friday night. The 27-year-old suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He remained hospitalized Thursday but is expected to survive, Davidson said.
“This was not a random incident,” he added.
Police found the 27-year-old when they responded to a shooting call at a home in the 7900 block of East Indianapolis, near Kellogg and Rock Road, at around 11 p.m. Friday. The investigation led police to Griffin, who was arrested at a mobile home park in the 1900 block of East 47th Street South, according to jail records. Davidson said police found a gun at the home with him.
Kansas Department of Corrections records show Griffin was paroled to Sedgwick County in November. Griffin’s current status with KDOC is listed as “compact parole,” which means Kansas is supervising his parole for a sentence he received in another state, according to KDOC spokeswoman Cheryl Cadue.
Griffin was convicted of aggravated robbery in Texas in 2016. Cadue said his parole supervision was transferred from Texas to Kansas in November.
This story was originally published March 28, 2019 at 10:34 AM.
