Oct 05, 2021

Police: Homeowner shot man who smashed window of Kan. home

Posted Oct 05, 2021 2:00 PM

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital.

Just before 7:00 p.m. Monday, police were dispatched to a shooting call in the 2500 block of E. Wilma in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy.

A 911 caller reported that a male suspect was smashing the windows of his home.

When officers arrived on scene, they located a 40-year-old mam with a gunshot wound. EMS transported him to an area hospital in critical condition, according to Macy.

Investigators learned that the 40-year-old man was smashing the windows of a home on Wilma when the homeowner fired shots, striking him.  Police released no additional details early Tuesday.