SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that injured three people on Thursday night and have made an arrest.
Just before 11:45 p.m. Thursday, police were wrapping up work on a 911 dispatched call in the area of Mount Vernon and Washington in Wichita when they heard multiple gunshots and witnessed a vehicle traveling eastbound on Harry at a high rate of speed, according to Officer Chad Ditch.
Officers stopped the vehicle and contacted the occupants, a 19-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man, both with non-lifethreatening gunshot wounds.
EMS transported them to an area hospital for treatment. A third occupant, a 19-year-old man was uninjured.
The investigation revealed that there was a small gathering in the 1700 block of South Emporia in Wichita when a disturbance occurred, and several gunshots were fired. Officers arrived at the residence and located a 17-year-old man, who had a gunshot wound to his leg. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Police arrested 19-year-old Isaiah Coleman at the residence and booked him on requested charges of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and interference with Law Enforcement, according to Ditch.