SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have a suspect in custody.
Just after 4a.m. Monday, police responded to a shooting at the Delux Inn, 8401 W. Kellogg in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.
Officers located 43-year-old Jackie Jerome of Wichita with multiple gunshots to his body. Jerome was transported to an area hospital where he died.
Police have arrested 22-year-old Cory Bentley of Wichita on charges of first degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm by a felon in connection with the shooting.
The investigation revealed Bentley and other individuals arrived at the hotel, a disturbance ensued between Bentley and Jerome when Bentley fired multiple times from a handgun, striking Jerome.
Bentley has previous convictions for theft, burglary and flee or attempt to elude law enforcement, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
This was not a random incident. This is Wichita’s 41st homicide for 2018, according to Davidson.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police are searching for a suspect after a fight at a motel left one man dead.
Police say the victim was in a fight at a west Wichita motel early Monday before the shooting.
The victim, a man in his 40s, died at a hospital.
Police have not issued a description of the suspect and other details were not immediately released.