The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is investigating a shooting that injured a girl, 17 over the weekend.
At approximately 2:26 a.m. Sunday, WPD officers were flagged down at Lincoln and Oliver in reference to a shooting that had occurred. They learned that there was a teenage girl injured in the 4900 block of E. Harry. Officers responded to that location and found a girl, 17, with a gunshot wound to the leg. She was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Officers learned that the girl was in a vehicle with two men, ages 20 and 28, when another car – a white Ford sedan – pulled up next to them. A passenger in the white Ford threatened them with a handgun. They accelerated away from the White Ford and reported hearing three to five shots near Harry and Oliver. When the shots were fired, the 17-year-old was struck as well as the vehicle they were driving.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with Police: Teen injured in southeast Wichita shooting
The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is investigating a shooting that injured a girl, 17 over the weekend.
At approximately 2:26 a.m. Sunday, WPD officers were flagged down at Lincoln and Oliver in reference to a shooting that had occurred. They learned that there was a teenage girl injured in the 4900 block of E. Harry. Officers responded to that location and found a girl, 17, with a gunshot wound to the leg. She was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Officers learned that the girl was in a vehicle with two men, ages 20 and 28, when another car – a white Ford sedan – pulled up next to them. A passenger in the white Ford threatened them with a handgun. They accelerated away from the White Ford and reported hearing three to five shots near Harry and Oliver. When the shots were fired, the 17-year-old was struck as well as the vehicle they were driving.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact WPD detectives at 316-268-4407 or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.