Surveillance captures attack near downtown Wichita
Wichita police are looking for a man who attacked a woman in August. The incident was captured on surveillance video.
Police say the attack happened around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 in the entry way of an apartment building near 2nd and Topeka.
The 58-year-old victim tells police a man had been walking closely behind her for about a block and followed her into the building.
Surveillance video shows the man making small talk with the woman. When she turns her back, he pulls out a 2x2-inch piece of wood that is concealed under his shirt and beats her with the wood.
The was treated for her injuries at a local hospital.
Her attacker is described as a Black man wearing a black hat with a distinctive white logo and dark dress shoes.
If you have any information about the case, you are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111. You also can submit a tip online at
or from your mobile phone by texting TIP217 then your message to 274637 (crimes). All ways are secure and anonymous. If your tip leads to an arrest you may be eligible for a cash reward up to $2,500, and Crime Stoppers will never ask your name.
