
SEDGWICK COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal weekend shooting and have a suspect in custody.
Just after 12:30 a.m. Saturday, police responded to report of a shooting near Pawnee and Cardington in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson. Offices found a 31-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his legs.
He told police his friend had been shot at an apartment in the 2200 Block of South Partridge. When officers arrived at the apartment, they could still hear shots being fired, according to Davidson. A few moments later the 21-year-old suspect identified as Jeremiah Mork left the apartment armed with a handgun. Police arrested the suspect without further incident.
When officers entered the apartment, they found a 45-year-old man identified as Randy Gibson dead from multiple gunshot wounds. A 38-year-old woman at the residence was not injured. The 31-year-old was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
An investigation revealed that Gibson, the 31-year-old a 22-year-old man were in the process of moving Gibson’s property from the residence. The 21-year-old suspect appeared shot all of them. The 22-year-old fled the scene but did go to a local hospital later for treatment, according to Davidson.
Mork is being held for First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to the Sedgwick County Jail Arrest report.
Mork has 2 previous firearms convictions, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.