Updated: Wichita homicide suspect surrenders after standoff, police say

Update 4:30 p.m.:

The person arrested in the standoff Thursday afternoon is a Wichita man wanted in a homicide that happened last month.

Saul Chavez-Valenciana, 31, surrendered peacefully after a multi-hour standoff at an apartment near Harry and Parkwood, Wichita police spokesperson Trevor Macy said. Chavez-Valenciana was the second and final suspect in the killing of 41-year-old Brent Boone, whose body was found more than 25 miles from his Wichita home in a rural area in Sumner County.

Macy said police were on the phone with Chavez-Valenciana during the standoff and were able to convince him to surrender.

Original 3 p.m.:

SWAT and other police are at a standoff with a wanted “violent fugitive” at an apartment near Harry and Parkwood, Wichita police spokesperson Trevor Macy said Thursday afternoon.

Police are talking with the man by phone and it’s believed he is the only one inside, Macy said.

The standoff started with police following up on a tip about a vehicle associated with a wanted person. Around 12:09 p.m., police spotted that vehicle on Harry about a mile west of the standoff. The driver crashed during a short chase and took off on foot before being arrested, Macy said.

It was the right vehicle but not person police sought. Police then found out more information about that person being at a nearby apartment. Police have the area blocked off as officers with their guns drawn wait. Police also have an armored vehicle at the scene.

No other details were available.