Wichita police have released the names of the five men who were found shot to death in the south part of Wichita on Sunday. Police also named the man who they believe was responsible.
The names of those killed are:
*Anthony Stickney, 67
*Donald Dodge, 66
*Terry Meyer, 55, and
*Alan Young, 39
Investigators believe it was 42-year-old Joshua Stickney who killed the others, then himself.
Two people called 911 late Sunday afternoon; they said they found a man with gunshot wounds in a home in the 1700 block of S. Santa Fe. When police arrived, they found Anthony Stickney’s body.
Police said the people who called dispatchers reported that Anthony’s son, Joshua, was likely the last person at the house.
Officers went to Joshua's house in the 1900 block of S. Laura, near Mt. Vernon & Washington. Before they could get into the house, they saw two people inside who were not moving nor responding to officers knocking on the door.
Shortly after 7:00 p.m., officers forced their way into the home and found three men with gunshot wounds. One was Dodge, who was Joshua’s friend and neighbor; another was Meyer, Joshua’s live-in stepfather. The third person was Joshua; police said it appeared his wound was self-inflicted, and there was a gun at his feet.
Officers tried to locate someone to take care of Joshua’s pet. They were told to contact Young, one of Joshua’s neighbors on Laura Street. When they went to Young’s house, they saw him inside, unresponsive. Officers forced entry and found that he'd also been shot and killed.
A preliminary ballistic examination provided a presumptive conclusion that the gun near Joshua’s feet was the gun used in all the shootings.