Crime & Courts

‘100-plus casings’ found by Wichita police investigating gunshots on North Broadway

Police crime scene tape
Police crime scene tape

Wichita police found over 100 shell casings and a building that had been struck on Broadway near 19th.

Just after 3 a.m. Friday, police were following up on reports of gunshots that had occurred between Wednesday and Thursday when they found the shell casings and the building in the 1900 block of North Broadway, police spokesperson Andrew Ford said.

An officer said they could use more help in collecting evidence because there was “100-plus casings,” according to Sedgwick County Emergency Communications 911 scanner traffic.

Police are still investigating the case.

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Michael Stavola
The Wichita Eagle
Michael Stavola is a former journalist for The Eagle.
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