Attempted theft leads to man's death in parking lot, police say
Nov 06, 2024
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Investigators say a man who died in a Wichita parking lot Wednesday morning was hit by his own vehicle as he was trying to steal furnace filters.
Police investigate a death in a Wichita parking lot on Nov. 6, 2024. (KSN News Photo)
It happened shortly after 10 a.m. in the Westlake Ace Hardware parking lot at Douglas and Hillside.
The Wichita Police Department said the man got out of his vehicle to get the furnace filters, but he left the vehicle in drive, which pinned him to a fence.
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First responders first said the man was in critical condition. He died moments later.
His name has not been released.