Nov 01, 2021

Police ID 17-year-old Kan. boy who died in weekend shooting

Posted Nov 01, 2021 4:45 PM
Police at the scene of the shooting investigation photo courtesy KWCH
Police at the scene of the shooting investigation photo courtesy KWCH

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 17-year-old Wichita boy was killed over the weekend in a shooting.

Wichita Police said the shooting was reported around 7 p.m. Saturday near Kellogg and Seneca streets.  Officers found Diego Benitez dead with multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators believe drugs were part of the motive for Saturday’s shooting but they didn’t provide many details about what happened. No arrests had been reported as of Sunday afternoon.