Police identify Wichita man, 30, who died in one of two shootings overnight
Wichita police identified a man who died in a shooting Wednesday night as 30-year-old Kurel Hayes of Wichita.
Officers responded to a shooting call around 10:36 p.m. in the 500 block of N. Gordon. They found Hayes, who had been shot in his upper torso, police spokesperson Kristopher Gupilan said in a news release.
Hayes was unresponsive and was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, Gupilan said.
“This was not a random incident,” the release said. “And it is believed that the suspect of this violent crime is known to Kurel.”
Hayes was one of two people who died in unrelated overnight shootings in Wichita. The other shooting was reported around 12:47 a.m. in the 200 block of South Minnesota.
Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to call investigators at 316-268-4407 or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.
The two deaths bring the city’s homicide count to 17 so far this year, according to records kept based on homicides reported by Wichita police. There were 23 at this time last year.
This story was originally published June 29, 2023 at 1:35 PM.