Police identify man found fatally shot in downtown Wichita, arrest another man
Wichita police have identified the 59-year-old man found fatally wounded out in his car downtown and have arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with shooting.
Officers responded to a shooting with injuries call around 11:44 Sunday morning and found Stevie Lee Young suffering from a gunshot wound in his car in the 400 block of North Market, according to police press releases.
Young was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m.
After canvassing the downtown area and speaking with potential witnesses to the shooting, police identified a suspect, a release said. Investigators also found that the shooting happened in the 300 block of North Topeka, a few blocks away from where Young was found in his car.
Police arrested a 56-year-old shooing suspect in the 2100 block of North Wellington Place on suspicion of first-degree murder, WPD said. The Wichita Eagle does not name people who have been arrested unless they are charged by the District Attorney’s Office.
The investigation is ongoing, the department said, and tipsters can contact detectives at 316-268-4407 or leave information anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.
