Wichita police identify teen in fatal south Wichita shooting

An 18-year-old Wichita man died after being shot at a south Wichita car wash, police said Tuesday.

The shooting happened at around 11:45 p.m. on Monday near Pawnee and Meridian. Police were called to the area for a report of several shots fired, police said. Officers who arrived on the scene found Fernando Recio with a gunshot wound to his neck.

“They began emergency lifesaving measures, and Recio was transported by EMS to an area hospital in critical condition,” Wichita police spokesman Trevor Macy said in a news release. “He was later pronounced deceased at the hospital.”

Homicide detectives are investigating and don’t believe the shooting was random, police said.

Police were looking for a maroon car in connection to the shooting, according to 911 emergency communications.

Anyone with information about the killing can 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.

The killing is the city’s 19th homicide of the year.

Contributing: the Associated Press

This story was originally published May 4, 2021 at 9:42 AM.