Oct 06, 2024
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - The Wichita Police Department is investigating after two bodies were found in east Wichita Sunday morning. According to WPD, just before 4 a.m., officers were flagged down for the report of an armed burglary in the 800 block of S. Edgemoor St. WPD said that a known male had broken into the residence armed with a handgun. "The individual was reportedly inside the home with his ex-domestic partner and had made suicidal statements," said WPD in a news release. When officers arrived on the scene, they attempted to make contact but were unsuccessful so they called in their SWAT and Crisis Negotiation teams. Despite their efforts, no contact was made. Wichita police investigating two separate shootings "SWAT entered the residence later in the morning and discovered both the male suspect and his ex-domestic partner deceased from non-survivable gunshot wounds," said WPD in the news release. The man was 26 years old, and the woman was 21 years old. WPD shared that officers were investigating the shooting just after 7 a.m. on X (formerly Twitter). This is an ongoing investigation. No other details have been released at this time. WPD that there is no threat to the community. 
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