Valley Center man shot three-wheeled bike rider by Wichita park. He’s going to prison
A 24-year-old Valley Center man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison in the fatal shooting of another man by Central Riverside Park in 2021.
A jury in May convicted Derek A. Zamzow of first-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Jason D. Huber of Wichita, as well as counts of aggravated robbery and criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Huber was shot as he was riding his three-wheeled bike at Murdock and Stackman around 2:15 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2021. Wichita police have said his killer crouched by a wall of the Little Arkansas Bridge until Huber rode by then stood up, fired and stole the bicycle.
Officers responded after someone who saw Huber lying on a sidewalk called 911. He died from two gunshot wounds to the head and one to his buttocks, a probable cause affidavit released in the case says.
Zamzow questioned the veracity of the affidavit in a July 18 court filing that claims the document is misleading, omitted important facts and relies on statements from a man he says falsely accused him.
Two other men were originally arrested for the shooting but were eventually released. One, from Dodge City, was cleared of involvement without any charges, police said at the time. The other, Daniel S. Carpenter, was criminally charged but prosecutors dismissed his case without prejudice in August 2023 after Zamzow was charged.
Sedgwick County District Judge David Dahl handed down Zamzow’s sentence. Zamzow must serve it consecutive to any sentence he might have received in prior cases and won’t be eligible for parole until he has served 51 1/2 years, a spokeswoman for the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office said.
He shot a man and took his bike in Riverside Park. Now he’ll go to prison for the murder
