Wichita woman, 21, is third person arrested in New Year’s Day killing, records show

A 21-year-old Wichita woman is the third person arrested in connection to a Jan. 1 killing near downtown Wichita, records show.

Isabel Diane Leeann Martin was arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection to the killing of 21-year-old Gabriel Campos-Torres. Martin was also arrested for allegedly recruiting gang members, records show.

Campos-Torres was found by police after someone reported hearing shots and seeing him lying on a sidewalk, police said. The incident was reported at 12:05 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Ida, near Lincoln and Washington. He died at the scene.

At the time of the incident, police said he had been shot, but a coroner ruled that there were no gunshot wounds, rather he died from “blunt force injuries of the torso,” according to an arrest affidavit acquired by The Eagle in April.

Officers had previously arrested 18-year-old Noah Martin of Wichita and a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of second-degree murder in the killing, Wichita police spokesperson Charley Davidson said in a Jan. 1 news release. Martin, who police say is the brother of Isabel Martin, also was arrested on suspicion of a felon in possession of a firearm.

Wichita police typically don’t name minors in arrests.

“Through the investigation, an additional crime scene was located at a home in the 1200 block of South Laura” where Campos-Torres was fatally injured, Davidson said. “Investigators also learned of Martin and the 16-year-old’s involvement … They were located at the home on Laura and arrested. Officers also recovered a firearms inside of the home.”

This story was originally published March 30, 2021 at 9:44 AM.