Wichita police said a 19-year-old man was killed in a shooting Tuesday night in the 500 block of W. Central.
WICHITA (KSNT) - Wichita police said they arrested a man in what they call an "accidental" fatal shooting.
It happened Tuesday around 8 p.m. at the Riverside Apartment Complex. Wichita Police Department Lt. Ronald Holt said officers found 19-year-old Jyrez Ricks of Wichita with a gunshot wound in the parking lot. He died at the scene.
On Wednesday, police said they arrested 21-year-old Jordan Williams on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. WPD said the investigation revealed that Williams was handling a handgun inside the apartment occupied by Ricks and three other friends. As he was handling the gun, it accidentally discharged, striking Ricks.
Williams was contacted and arrested without incident.
