Crime & Courts

Wichita man killed in downtown parking lot shooting

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Wichita police are seeking tips after a 24-year-old man was killed in a downtown Wichita shooting.

It happened early Sunday morning around 12:41 a.m. when Wichita police officers near Douglas and Washington heard several gunshots, the department said.

A Drone First Responder was deployed, and officers found a 24-year-old Wichita man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body in a parking lot in the 100 block of North Washington. He was taken to a hospital where he died.

The circumstances leading to the shooting remain under investigation, the department said, adding that the shooting followed a disturbance between the 24-year-old and another person in the parking lot.

Police ask anyone with information to contact investigators at 316-268-4407, or to leave a tip anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

Allison Campbell
The Wichita Eagle
Allison Campbell is a breaking news reporter for The Wichita Eagle and a recent graduate of Wichita State University. While at WSU, Campbell served as the news editor and editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Sunflower. She was also named the 2025 Kansas Collegiate Journalist of the Year.
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