May 25, 2021

Police ID man shot, killed in Southwest Kansas

Posted May 25, 2021 3:30 PM

FINNEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooing and asking the public for help to locate suspects.

Just after 11p.m. Monday, police responded to report of a shooting the 1200 block of North 9th Street in Garden City, according to a release from Police Chief Courtney Prewitt 

Upon arrival, officers found a man sitting in the street who had been shot.  EMS transported the victim identified as 33-year-old  Eraclio Hernandez Jr. of Garden City to St. Catherine Hospital, where he later died.

Authorities are requesting assistance from the community. If you witnessed this incident or have information related to this incident, you should call the Garden City Police Department.