Jul 05, 2025

Kansas man accused in fatal fight moved from hospital to jail

Posted Jul 05, 2025 1:30 PM
DIAZ-YOBAL-photo Sedgwick County
DIAZ-YOBAL-photo Sedgwick County

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating a deadly altercation and have made an arrest.

Early Friday, police responded to a report of an assault in the 3000 block of North Fairview in Wichita, according to a media release from Wichita Police. A caller reported witnessing a man attacking another man. The victim was later identified as 33-year-old Cesar Gonzalez of Wichita. 

Before officers arrived, the suspect fled the scene. Officers found Gonzalez unresponsive in the parking lot. Sedgwick County EMS transported him to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased at 1:54 a.m.

Officers located the suspect identified in Sedgwick County arrest records as Eduardo Diaz-Yorbal, 33, Wichita, in the 300 block of W. 29th Street and took him into custody without incident.

Diaz-Yorbal had injuries consistent with the altercation and was admitted to an area hospital for treatment, released and then booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on charges of first-degree murder.