SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting in Wichita that sent four teens to the hospital.
Just before 3:30a.m., police were dispatched to a shooting call at 2300 E. Murdock in Wichita, according to police spokesman Andrew Ford.
First responders located a 15-year-old boy who had been shot in the upper thigh and lower torso. Sedgwick County EMS transported him to Wesley Medical Center under Code Red status.
Shortly after that, three additional shooting victims arrived at Wesley Medical Center in a private vehicle including a 17-year-old boy shot in the left thigh, an 18-year-old boy shot in the left elbow and a 19-year-old man shot in the upper back
All three of these individuals were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to Ford.
Preliminary investigations reveal that the victims were walking west on Murdock at Spruce with a group when two males brandished a firearm and opened fire. Prior to the shooting, a separate incident occurred at Central and Oliver, where a Black male, not involved in the shooting, was assaulted following an exchange of words between his group walking east and another group walking west. It was after this confrontation that the group walking west initiated the shooting.
Additionally, investigators have learned that this incident has a possible gang nexus, according to Ford. This development underscores the serious nature of the gun violence affecting the Wichita community.
The Wichita Police Department is actively working to determine the circumstances that led to this incident. We ask anyone with information to come forward and call Wichita Police Investigators at 316-268-4407. You can also remain anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111 and collect a reward if your tip leads to an arrest.