SEDGWICK COUNTY—A man accused in a deadly home-invasion shooting on Christmas weekend is due back in court Friday.
Matthew D. Morgan, 54, Wichita, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Judge Tyler Roush, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. The judge is expected to determine if there is enough evidence to move the case to a trial.
On New Year's Eve, Matthew D. Morgan, 54, was charged with second-degree murder, according to the District Attorney's office.
Just before 8:30 p.m. December 27, police responded to a home in the 100 block of North Ash in Wichita, according to a media release. When officers arrived, they found a 52-year-old man and 67-year-old man inside the home with gunshot wounds. Both were transported to a local hospital, the 52-year-old was later pronounced deceased at the hospital. The 67-year-old remained in critical but stable condition.
Police arrested a neighbor identified in booking records as 54-year-old Matthew D. Morgan. An unknown suspect fled the residence on foot. The motive for the home invasion remains under investigation.
Morgan remains jailed on a $1 million bond, according to online jail records.