Second person arrested in connection to fatal shooting near downtown Wichita

Update 9:45 p.m.:

A second person has been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of Blake Mayes, 30, of Wichita.

Bobbie Williams-Cox, 36, of Topeka was arrested Saturday afternoon with the help of the Topeka Police Department “for felony murder,” Officer Paul Cruz said in an email.

Original 11:15 a.m.:

One of the three people wanted in connection with a fatal shooting Thursday night near downtown Wichita has been arrested.

William James Moore, 51, of Wichita, was arrested Friday on suspicion of first-degree murder and a felon in possession of a firearm in connection to the shooting of Blake Mayes, 30, of Wichita, records show. Moore also was arrested in connection with separate charges for domestic battery and on a state warrant.

Police were called at around 7:10 p.m. Thursday about a shooting and found Mayes, who had been shot once in the body, on the front porch of a home in the 200 block of North Charles, near Second and Meridian.

The victim was taken to the hospital where he later died, Officer Charley Davidson said in a news release.

Police said they were looking for Moore, Bobbie Williams-Cox, 36, of Topeka and Sweeney, 28, of Wichita all in connection to the shooting.

“The investigation revealed a disturbance occurred at the home between Mayes, his girlfriend Williams-Cox, and acquaintances Moore, and Sweeney. During the disturbance, Mayes was shot, causing his fatal injuries,” Davidson said. “They are considered armed and dangerous.”

This story was originally published April 25, 2020 at 11:01 AM.