Second suspect named in deadly Wichita shooting

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Update Jan. 22: Police named Robert Howland as the second suspect arrested in last Tuesday’s shooting.

Update Jan 20: The Wichita Police Department (WPD) has made a second arrest in connection to Tuesday’s deadly shooting.

According to WPD, a 27-year-old second suspect was taken into custody in the 1300 block of S. Santa Fe around 2 a.m. Saturday.

Cases for both suspects will be presented to the District Attorney’s Office this week.

Update Jan. 19: The Wichita Police Department identified the man shot and killed on Tuesday as 35-year-old Ladonte Ostrander.

Around 5:12 a.m. on Tuesday, officers responded to a 911 shots fired call in the 1000 block of S. Market. Officers arrived and searched the area but found no scene, victim, or witness. At 5:22 a.m., officers were dispatched to an unknown call in the 900 block of S. Market Street. There, they found a man with a gunshot wound to his lower extremities. Sedgwick County EMS responded and transported the man, later identified as Ostrander, to the hospital in critical condition. He was pronounced dead at 6:00 a.m.

On Thursday, Sedgwick County booking information showed Yancy Hermosillo was arrested for first-degree murder in connection to the shooting. Police are searching for another individual who may have been involved in the case. No suspect description was provided.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Wichita Police Investigators at (316) 268-4407. Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111 or the See Something, Say Something hotline at 316-519-2282.

Update Jan. 18: Sedgwick County booking information indicates Yancy Hermosillo was arrested for first-degree murder in Tuesday’s deadly shooting.

Update noon: Wichita police say a 35-year-old man was killed in the shooting in the 900 block of S. Market.

The 911 call came in as shots fired in the 1000 block of S. Market at 5:12 a.m., but responding officers found no scene, victim or witness. Ten minutes later, police responded to a call in the 900 block, where they found the victim with a gunshot would to his leg.

The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, and he was pronounced dead at 6 a.m.

Police said no suspect is in custody, and the investigation remains open.

One person was critically injured in a shooting Tuesday morning near South Market and Gilbert Street in Wichita.

The shooting happened at around 5:30 a.m.

Police on the scene declined to provide information on what led to the shooting and whether an arrest has been made.