Police: No injuries in shooting near Harry and Oliver; one arrested and one detained

A 21-year-old man has been arrested and a 32-year-old man is detained after a disturbance where a gun was fired outside of an apartment near Harry and Oliver on Saturday, Wichita police Sgt. Dan Binkley said.

At around 10:20 a.m. Saturday, people at an apartment in the 1600 block of South Battin called 911 and said that the 32-year-old man, a neighbor, who “allegedly had a gun,” was banging on their windows and doors, he said.

The 21-year-old “came outside with their own firearm and shot off a firearm toward who they were calling in as a suspect being their neighbor,” he said.

No one was injured, he said.

An officer who responded to the call saw the man shoot off a gun, he said, adding that police found the gun that was fired by the 21-year-old but not the one reported to be carried by the 32-year-old. The investigation is ongoing.

Binkley didn’t know how many shots were fired, but neighbors told The Eagle they heard multiple. Those neighbors said it’s common to hear gunshots in that area.

After the man fired the gun, he ran back inside the home, he said. Police didn’t initially know where the 32-year-old man went.

At around 10:25 a.m., officers could be heard over 911 emergency communications trying to surround the apartment.

“Find cover, get your gun out,” an officer said, adding that someone should cover the back door.

An officer could also be heard asking for help getting back to his rifle.

Police were eventually able to get everyone inside the apartment building to come out, he said. The entire incident lasted about 30 minutes, he said.

“I don’t know if this is an ongoing feud between neighbors or if something occurred last night or earlier this morning to spark this kind of disturbance,” he said.

This story was originally published March 6, 2021 at 10:51 AM.