Third suspect charged in connection with July 2 double homicide south of Wichita
One man was charged in court Wednesday in connection with a shooting that left two people dead in east Sedgwick County on July 2.
Hieu Trong Luong, 42, of Wichita, was charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder and one count of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, according to court documents.
Luong was arrested Tuesday in northeast Wichita after a brief foot chase, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ben Blick said in an email.
The charges stem from the July 2 shooting in the 4300 block of south Rock Road that killed 43-year-old Saren Negrete-Perez of California and a man whose identity officials are still trying to confirm.
Luong has nine convictions in Kansas between 2003 and 2020, KDOC records show. One was in Stanton County and the rest were in Sedgwick County. The convictions include charges for drugs, criminal damage to property, theft, burglary and criminal threat.
Luong has 19 disciplinary reports from his time in prison. He was last released from prison in July 2021 and was taken off parole in January, records show.
Authorities have also arrested 42-year-old David Baeza and 43-year-old Joseph Ponse in the killings. Baeza was charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter. Ponse was charged with with one count of attempted first-degree murder, court documents say.
Luong’s next court appearance is July 25. His bond is set at $500,000.