Woman & man shot and killed in SE Wichita; drugs involved

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Police are investigating a double-shooting that fatally injured a 38-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man in the southeast part of Wichita.

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On Sunday afternoon, officers responded to a shooting call at a home in the 2100 block of S. Erie, in a neighborhood to the southwest of Mt. Vernon & Hillside. Officers located the two victims who had been shot; both were dead on the scene.

The investigation revealed a resident of the home found the victims shot and called the police.

This was not a random incident, and is believed to involve illegal and dangerous drugs. The victims were known to frequent the home.

Investigators are still working to learn all the information about what occurred. If anyone has any information on this case, please call WPD detectives at 316-268-4406, the See Something Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282, or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

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