UPDATE: Victim killed in Saturday night fight identified; suspect charged

The KBI Crime Scene Unit is on-scene assisting the Hays Police Department and Ellis County Sheriff's Office with the investigation into the death of man that died last night after being involved in a fight. We thank you for your patience as traffic continues to be restricted in the area. — The KBI Crime Scene Unit assisted the Hays Police Department and Ellis County Sheriff’s Office with the death investigation of Timothy Isaiah Walker. (Photo courtesy HPD)

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UPDATE AT 5:30 P.M.

From Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler:

The victim that died from the altercation in the 500 block of East 20th Street yesterday evening has been identified as 33-year-old Timothy Isaiah Walker, a Hays resident.

Derrick Allen Smith, 25, was arrested at the scene.

Smith is currently being held in the Ellis County Jail on suspicion of Murder in the Second Degree and Aggravated Battery.

Smith was also living in Hays.

The death continues to be investigated by the Ellis County Coroner’s Office, the Hays Police Department, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigations.

“The Hays Police Department is truly saddened by the tragic and senseless death of Mr. Walker. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

“The officers of Hays Police Department have done an outstanding job in identifying and apprehending the perpetrator of this crime. I am grateful for their hard work and dedication. I also grateful for the assistance of the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation,” Scheibler added to the news release.

Because an arrest was made in the case, any further information will come from the Ellis Co. Attorney’s Office, according to Scheibler.

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7:12 A.M.

On Sat., July 30, 2016 at 11:38 p.m., the Hays Police Department received a report of a possible disturbance in the 500 block of East 20th Street.

Officers arrived on scene and found an unresponsive male who appeared to have been involved in a fight. Officers immediately began giving the victim CPR. The victim was transported to Hays Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of the family.

The Hays Police Department did arrest 25-year-old Derrick Allen Smith at the scene. Smith is currently being held in the Ellis County Jail on charges relating to the fight involving the deceased.

death investigation 2 crop — Law enforcement officers work Sun. morning investigating the death of a man following a fight in the 500 block of E. 20th. One man has been arrested.

The death is currently under investigation by the Ellis County Coroner’s Office, the Hays Police Department, the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Portions of the 500 block of East 20th will be blocked off for most of Sunday, July 31, and people are asked to stay out of the area.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the Hays Police Department at (785) 625-1011.

Midway Apartments owner Gary Haselhorst told Hays Post on Sunday that the incident did not occur on his property, but across the street on 20th Street.

Asst. Chief of Police Brian Dawson said no more information will be available until later today when HPD plans to issue another media release.