WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A 17-year-old has been arrested and police are looking for two other suspects in the shooting death of a 14-year-old in Wichita during a drug deal gone bad, authorities say.
The Wichita Eagle reports that police were called after 14-year-old Jesus Fernandez and a 15-year-old boy arrived around 1 p.m. Friday at a Wichita hospital with gunshot wounds. Fernandez died and the 15-year-old was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Wichita police chief Gordon Ramsay said the investigation revealed that the 17-year-old set up the drug deal at Schell Park and asked the 15-year-old for a ride. Ramsay said Fernandez was riding along with the 15-year-old at the time.
While at the park, “two suspects approached the car and began discussing the illegal drug transaction when one pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots at the boys and then took the illegal drugs,” he said.
The two suspects fled on foot and have not been found, police say. The 17-year-old was later arrested at his home, Sgt. Dan Hardy said.
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