SEDGWICK COUNTY —The suspect wounded in connection with a Tuesday afternoon shooting is out of the hospital and in jail.

Just before 3pm Tuesday, deputies responded to report of a man later identified as 61-year-old Richard Gore, firing a handgun behind the DCF building in the 3100 block of S. Oliver in Wichita, according to Sheriff Jeff Easter.

At 3:06 pm, law enforcement arrived and spotted the Gore North of the DCF building in a creek area waving a handgun.  Law Enforcement deployed behind cover in different locations and was able to observe the Gore fire at least 4 rounds in the direction of traffic that was traveling on George Washington Boulevard and towards the DCF building, which was open and occupied, along with the DCF parking lot that had an employee next to their car.

Law Enforcement gave verbal commands to drop the weapon and Gore fired two rounds towards the DCF building and then started to swing the weapon towards law enforcement.  At 3:23 pm, a deputy, who was equipped with a Sheriff’s Office issued rifle fired 2 shots at the Gore striking him one time in the shoulder area.

A short time later an S.W.A.T. vehicle was used to approach the suspect and safely taking him into custody.

EMS transported Gore to Wesley hospital and he was treated for his injury.  The suspect appeared to be intoxicated at the time of the incident.  He was released and booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on Wednesday afternoon.

Through an investigation deputies recovered 18 shell casings in the area where the suspect was located and other evidence indicates he had the ability to fire more rounds.  The handgun was recovered as well.  The DCF building was struck along with at least one light pole.  It does not appear that DCF was the target of the shooting at this point in our investigation.

Gore is being held without bond on 5 counts of Aggravated Assault LEO, 1 count of Aggravated Assault and 1 count of Criminal Discharge of a Weapon, according to the Sedgwick County Jail records.

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