Crime & Courts

Woman, 19, dead after shooting near 10th and Oliver

Wichita police are investigating a homicide that happened early Sunday near 10th and Harding.

Officers were called to the scene, east of Oliver, shortly after 1 a.m., according to Sgt. Ed Brower, spokesman for the Wichita Police Department.

When officers arrived, they found a 19-year-old woman with a single gunshot wound to her chest. She was transported to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

Police are in the process of interviewing witnesses, Brower said.

No further details have been released.

This story was originally published December 21, 2014 at 1:40 PM with the headline "Woman, 19, dead after shooting near 10th and Oliver."

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