A week after shooting, standoff, Wichita police find and arrest suspect

A man wanted in connection with a shooting that injured another man last week has been arrested, Wichita police said Thursday night.

Wesley Roberts, 30, was arrested just before 9 p.m. Thursday in the 700 block of North Broadway, according to a news release from the Wichita Police Department.

Roberts had been sought since a shooting July 9 in south Wichita. The shooting, followed by what police at the time thought to be a barricaded standoff, happened in the 1500 block of South Pattie, near Harry and Southeast Boulevard.

The shooting sent a 49-year-old man to a hospital. After police learned that Roberts was not inside the home in question on South Pattie, they searched the residence and found dozens of firearms, body armor and a large amount of ammunition in a bedroom.

Police then issued a news release seeking Roberts, saying he was believed to be armed and warning people not to approach him.

Information on any possible charges against Roberts is expected to be released by the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office, according to the Wichita police news release.

During what was thought to be the standoff July 9, an armored police vehicle struck a power pole near the home on South Pattie, which led to power being temporarily cut for close to 80 residents.