SEDGWICK COUNTY—Two Kansas men accused in a fatal drug debt gunfight made their first appearance in court last week.
Jamar White, 47, Wichita, is charged with 1st degree murder and two counts of criminal discharge of a firearm, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Darries Mitchell, 30 of Wichita, is charged with two counts of criminal discharge of a firearm and criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
Just after noon January 5, police were dispatched to a shooting at a home in the 2300 block of North Piatt in Wichita, according to Officer Chad Ditch.
Officers arrived on the scene and located 43-year-old Mareo Dupree with a gunshot wound to his torso and he was conscious and breathing.
While officers were investigating, 47-year-old Jamar White arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to his upper body. EMS transported Dupree to an area hospital where he later died, according to Ditch.
The investigation revealed that there had been a feud over a drug debt between White and the occupants of the residence including Dupree and 30-year-old Darries Mitchell.
White drove by the residence a couple of times firing rounds at the house before an exchange of gunfire occurred between Mitchell and White.
Police arrested both men. White is being held on a $500,000 band and is scheduled for court again on Jan.27, according to the district attorney's office.
Mitchell remains jailed on bond of $350,000 which includes a separate probation violation charge. He is due back in court Jan. 26.