30-year-old man killed in shooting west of Riverside

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Update 12:15 p.m.: Police say 30-year-old Kurel Hayes of Wichita was killed in the shooting.

Officers on the scene found Hayes with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. Fire and EMS provided medical aid, and Hayes was taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Police say it was not a random incident and they believe the shooter, who hasn’t been identified, and Kurel knew each other. Investigators are following leads and gathering additional facts.

Update: Wichita police say the victim in this case, a man in his 30s, has died. Police have not made any arrests in the case. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact police or Crimestoppers of Wichita & Sedgwick County.

EMS took one person to a Wichita hospital in extremely critical condition following a shooting call reported late Wednesday night in the 500 block of North Gordon, west of the city’s Riverside neighborhood.

A Sedgwick County emergency dispatch supervisor confirmed the emergency call from the scene coming in about 10:36 p.m. 12 News sent a crew to gather information including details on what led up to the shooting and whether police are searching for a suspect or suspects in the case.