18-year-old arrested in connection to killing in east Wichita, police records show

An 18-year-old Wichita man was arrested on Friday in connection to a fatal shooting that happened on Monday, records show.

Samuel Rashawn Rushin Jr. was arrested on Friday in north Wichita on suspicion of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery. Records show the arrest is in connection to the killing of 21-year-old Christopher Bell of Wichita, who died after being shot at a home in 900 block of North Ridgewood, near Central and Edgemoor.

Police were called to the shooting at around 4 p.m. on Monday and learned that Bell had been taken to a hospital in a private vehicle. He later died at the hospital.

Bell was inside of the home when a “disturbance ensued involving a known suspect,” Officer Paul Cruz said in a news release after the killing. “During the disturbance, the suspect fired multiple shots, striking Bell. Other individuals were inside of the residence but were not injured.”

This story was originally published November 14, 2020 at 1:02 PM.