SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities continue their investigation of a fatal Tuesday shooting. The man accused of shooting his roommate is no longer in custody, according to online jail records.
Just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a shooting call at a home in the 2800 block of West Maple in Wichita, according to Officer Charley Davidson.
Upon arrival, officers located 27-year-old Matthew Rodriguez who had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced deceased on the scene.
Police contacted 28-year-old Charles Burnham and another 30-year-old man who were at the home, according to Davidson.
The investigation revealed that all three men live at the home together and that Rodriguez had made statements of ending his life. Rodriguez shot himself one time and Burnham then immediately obtained the handgun and fired multiple shots striking him, according to Davidson.
Burnham was initially jailed on requested charges of first-degree murder. The district attorney's office has not charged him as the investigation continues.