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Police: Man found dead in Kan. crash may have been shot

emergency   crash KHP policeWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say a man found in wrecked car has died after a shooting was reported in the area.

The Wichita Eagle reports that officers responded to an accident scene in which a car had veered off a road. Wichita police Lt. Dale Mattern says three men in the car were seriously injured and one of them later died.

Mattern would not confirm whether the person died as a result of a shooting or other injuries. The two other occupants of the car were taken to Via Christi Hospital St. Francis in critical condition.

Mattern says police took a man in his 20s into custody at the scene for questioning.

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