SEDGWICK —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a series of gang-related shootings in Wichita over the weekend and have made an arrest in one case.

Early Saturday, suspects fired shots at a 28-year-old man  in front of his residence in the 700 Block of East Bailey in Wichita, according to Lt. Chad Beard with the Wichita Police gang, felony assault division.

The gunfire struck the residence. A woman and newborn child were inside the residence at the time of the shooting, according to Beard. They were not injured. EMS treated the 28-year-old man at the scene.

Just after 1a.m. Sunday, police responded to a shooting in the 1500 Block of North Roberta in Wichita, according to Beard.
Investigators determined that unknown suspects fired multiple shots into a residence. The gunfire struck a 4-year-old girl and two men in their 20s.

An officer rushed the child to the hospital in a patrol vehicle before emergency crews arrived. She was initially in critical condition but now is listed as stable, according to Beard. Police say the men’s injuries weren’t life-threatening.

The suspects in the shooting on East Bailey street were identified as 24-year-old Ricky Elsen and 20-year-old Hunter Peach are in custody.

Elsen and Peach are being held on a $100,000 bond on requested charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm, according to online jail records. They are not connected to the shooting on North Roberta.

Police have not reported an arrest in that case.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost will be retiring at the end of the season, a year in which his team lost 100 games.

His decision was announced by the team Monday, a day after a 12-8 loss in which the Royals fell for the eighth time in 10 games. Kansas City is 57-100 and 39 1/2 games behind Minnesota in the AL Central.

Yost got the Kansas City job in 2010. He is the all-time winningest manager in franchise history with 744 victories and the first manager to lead the team to consecutive World Series appearances.

The 65-year-old Yost noted the development of young players and the presence of returning veterans. He says he hopes the “worst is behind us in this rebuilding phase of our organization.”

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the burning of a gay pride rainbow flag that had been hanging on the front porch of a Wichita home.

Wichita police say the flag was burned between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. Saturday. At the time, a man, woman and 11-year-old girl were inside the home. It is in the city’s Riverside neighborhood, which is located near the Wichita Art Museum and a botanical garden.

Police are investigating the incident as an aggravated and a hate crime. Anyone with information is urged to call police.

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Authorities say five people were shot and wounded at a swingers club near Kansas City.

Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte said in a tweet that deputies responded around 3:30 a.m. Sunday to the shooting at The SPOTT Lifestyle and Swingers Club. It is located in an unincorporated area less than 10 miles east of downtown Kansas City.

The victims were taken to hospitals in private vehicles. None of the injuries were life-threatening. Forte says three of the victims walked away from a hospital without giving statements to detectives.

Forte says the motive is unknown.

No suspect information was released. The investigation is ongoing.

KANSAS CITY — Former Vice President Joe Biden brought his campaign for president to Kansas City Sunday. Biden met with workers in Kansas City who are on strike against General Motors.

“Today, I proudly stood alongside UAW members on strike in Kansas City as they fight for a fair contract. Everything that defines a middle class life is because of unions fighting for worker protections. I stand with you, and America stands with you”

The strike against General Motors by 49,000 auto workers is now in it’s 8th day.

A poll released over the weekend by he Des Moines Register, CNN and Mediacom, found Senator Elizabeth Warren running about even with Biden for the democrat nomination for presidet. Biden led their last poll in June.

 

SHAWNEE COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating shooting and have a suspect in custody.

Just after 8:00 p.m.Saturday, police were called to the report of a large group of teens fighting in the area of Huntoon and Tyler in Topeka, according to Lt. Shane Hilton.’

The caller also reported hearing gunshots. Upon arrival, one female was found to have non-life threatening gunshots wounds and transported by ambulance to the hospital. Another female later arrived at the hospital, also with non-life threatening gunshot wounds.

As a result of the investigation, police arrested Anthony Eugene Akins-Bomhoff was on requested charges of Attempted 1st Degree Homicide and Aggravated Battery.

A 17-year-old boy was also arrested for Discharging a firearm in City Limits, Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, Possession of stolen property, Criminal Use of a Firearm, Disobeying a Lawful Police Order, and Interference with a Law Enforcement Officer.

WICHITA – A Kansas woman has been found guilty of an unlawful act relating to the use of an identification card in Sedgwick County, according to Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Delia Sanchez-Tolentino, 20, pleaded no contest Thursday in Sedgwick County District Court to one felony count of an unlawful act relating to the use of an identification card.

The case stemmed from an investigation by the Office of Special Investigations of the Kansas Department of Revenue, which revealed that on or about October 3, 2018, Sanchez-Tolentino provided a fraudulent permanent resident card as part of her application to renew her Kansas ID card at the Sedgwick County Driver’s License Office in Wichita.

This is the 17th conviction resulting from an agreement announced in March 2018 between the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Revenue. Under the agreement, the attorney general’s office, in cooperation with local prosecutors, assumed responsibility for the prosecution of cases of tax fraud and related crimes investigated by the Department of Revenue in efforts to strengthen the state’s enforcement efforts for these types of crimes.

District Court Judge James Fleetwood took the plea. Sentencing is scheduled for October 29 at 9 a.m.

FINNEY COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 11a.m. Sunday in Finney County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Dodge Durango driven by Tracy M. Romo, 50, Garden City, was backing out of a parking area at Bosselman’s Travel Plaza,1415 Solar Drive, Unit 7 at U.S. 83 and U.S. 50 North junction.

The SUV struck and ran over 1-year-old Annatile Holguin of Garden City. The child was transported to St. Catherine’s hospital where she died.

Romo and a passenger in the SUV were not injured. Authorities released no additional details.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 24-year-old man was sentenced to 15.5 years for a fatal shooting in Wichita last year.

Douglas Pete, of Wichita, was sentenced Friday in the death of 25-year-old Deonte Mitchell.

Mitchell was found dead in February 2018 outside a Wichita home. He was shot in the back.

District Attorney Marc Bennett said in a news release that Pete pleaded guilty Aug. 9 to second-degree murder, armed criminal action, criminal discharge of a firearm and interference with law enforcement.

Pete initially claimed the shooting was an accident.

Before sentencing, Pete apologized to Mitchell’s family but did not provide a motive for the killing.