Homicide victim found in northside alley was from Dodge City, Wichita police say
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- Wichita police identified Ruben Parga-Quintanar, 49, as the victim of Friday’s homicide.
- Parga-Quintanar likely biked three blocks after being shot, police say.
- Investigators seek public tips; no arrests made.
Police have identified the man found dead Friday in an alley in north Wichita as 49-year-old Ruben Parga-Quintanar of Dodge City.
No one has been arrested and the investigation continues, Wichita police spokesman Officer Kristopher Gupilan said Monday by email.
Parga-Quintanar’s body was discovered around 8:45 a.m. Friday in the entrance of an alley in the 2400 block of North Jeanette, near 21st Street and Arkansas. Police think he was shot in a different location and rode a bicycle at least three blocks before collapsing.
A person walking by the alley saw him and called first responders. Parga-Quintanar was pronounced dead at 8:53 a.m., Wichita police said last week.
Authorities have asked anyone with information about the shooting to call 911, Wichita police detectives at 316-268-4407, the See Something Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282 or Wichita-Sedgwick County Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.
