A break-in at a home on the 400 block of South Green Street in Wichita turned into a shootout Tuesday night, leaving a 24-year-old man and two teenage boys, ages 15 and 16, all critically wounded. Police say the man broke into the home before trading gunfire with the teens inside, and all three were rushed to local hospitals.
According to KAKE, Wichita police officers were called to a shooting report at 8:13 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of South Green Street, near Kellogg and Grove. Officers arrived to find three people suffering from gunshot wounds, and all three were taken to the hospital in critical condition, the station reported, attributing the account to police spokesperson Andrew Ford.
A separate account from kwch.com put the shooting at around 8:15 p.m., citing Sedgwick County dispatch, a slight discrepancy from the 8:13 p.m. report time given by police. That station also reported that other people were inside the home at the time of the shooting and that firearms were found inside, according to police.
Teens Believed Related, Known to Suspect
Police believe the two teenage victims are related to one another and suspect they knew the 24-year-old man before the shooting occurred, per the KAKE report. Investigators have described the break-in as the apparent trigger for the gunfire exchanged inside the home between the teens and the older man.
As of late Tuesday night, investigators were still gathering the facts of the incident, kansas.com reported. That outlet also noted that the two teens were conscious and speaking with officers at the scene, while the 24-year-old remained in critical condition.
Police Call It an Isolated Incident
Ford described the shooting as an “isolated incident,” according to KAKE's report, and kwch.com similarly reported that police believed the incident was isolated as of Tuesday evening. The case remains under investigation, and no further details on the suspect's condition, any arrests, or potential charges have been released.
