Wichita police continue to search for two men who fled after a police chase on Wednesday. Officers observed a speeding Honda Accord at Kellogg going east and tried to stop it.
Investigators belive the car was involved in a shooting and robbery over the weekend. Officers pursued the car but terminated the pursuit for public safety-related reasons.
The suspect vehicle collided with a 2008 Buick Lucerne at Central and Hillside, driven by a man, 37. Police say he had minor injuries.
Witnesses reported seeing three people running from the crash.
Police and the Kansas Highway Patrol set up a perimeter in the area late Wednesday night and arrested one of the three suspects. He was identified as Jacob Caddell, 20, of Wichita. He was booked on suspicion of hit-and-run, flee and elude, and obstruct.
As of Thursday night, the two other suspects haven not been located.
Following Caddell's arrest, police say they have connected him to an armed robbery that took place around 11:00 p.m. Tuesday night.
Four people entered the Kwik Shop in the 2700 block of S. Oliver. Police say Caddell held the employee at gunpoint while the other three people took money and items from the convenience store. There were no injuries, and the suspects fled in a silver sedan.
Caddell was booked on suspicion of armed robbery in that case and his connecytion in the Wednesday night incidents.
Anyone with information about these or other police investigations, are asked to call detectives at 316-268-4407, the See Something Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282, or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.
