SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that injured a 17-year-old during a robbery.
Just before 6p.m. Monday, police responded to report of a shooting in the 200 block of North Rock Road in Wichita, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.
At the scene, witnesses informed the officers that before the officers arrived, they saw a man with a gunshot wound to one of his legs leaving the scene of the incident in a black vehicle, traveling in an unknown direction.
During the investigation, 911 dispatch made the officers aware of a walk-in victim at one of the local hospitals with a gunshot wound to his lower body. The victim matched the description given to the nofficers by witnesses.
The victim drove himself to the hospital, was treated and released the same day, according to Rebolledo.
The victim spoke with officers and based on the information, investigators were able to determine the circumstances leading up to the shooting. This was not a random incident. Police have not released details on a suspect or reported an arrest.