GOODLAND – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Sherman County Sheriff’s Office are currently investigating a homicide that occurred in Goodland.

The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Thursday and special agents and the crime scene response team responded, the KBI said in a news release Thursday.

At approximately 12:30 a.m. Thursday, the Sherman County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting that a male victim had been shot. As sheriff’s deputies arrived at 5490 County Road 23 in Goodland, they discovered Zachary Chavez, 21, Tribune, suffering from a gunshot wound.

EMS transported Chavez to the Goodland Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at approximately 2 a.m.

A person of interest connected to the case has been identified, and is currently in police custody.

The investigation is ongoing. No further information will be released at this time, the KBI said.