Police identify 44-year-old man who was fatally shot in southwest Wichita overnight
Wichita police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead late Monday in west Wichita.
He was identified as 44-year-old Shawn Lahman of Wichita, police spokesperson Chad Ditch said in a news release.
The shooting was reported around 11:20 p.m. in the 1300 block of South Edwards, Ditch said.
Officers found Lahman in the passenger seat of a van, shot in his upper chest, according to Ditch.
He died at the scene of the shooting, Ditch said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call detectives at 316-268-4407 or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.
This is the city’s seventh homicide of the year, according to records kept by The Eagle. There were 16 by this time last year.
Eduardo Castillo
The Wichita Eagle