Police looking for estranged boyfriend after woman shot multiple times in east Wichita
Police are looking for a 24-year-old woman’s estranged boyfriend after she was shot multiple times Saturday morning in an east Wichita apartment, Wichita police spokesperson Paul Cruz said.
The woman was seriously injured.
Police responded to the shooting at an apartment complex at 9:32 a.m. in the 10000 block of East Boston, which is near Harry and Webb, and found the woman shot. She was taken to an area hospital.
The woman’s estranged boyfriend is a suspect in the shooting, Cruz said. Police identified the suspect as 29-year-old Byron T. Brown, who is considered to be armed and dangerous.
Police ask anyone with information on the shooting or Brown’s whereabouts to call 911, Wichita police detectives at 316-268-4407, Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111 or the See Something, Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282.
Kansas Department of Corrections records show Brown was convicted of aggravated battery and aggravated assault in 2014 in Harvey County.
This story was originally published April 17, 2021 at 1:56 PM.