Mar 03, 2026

Police: Kan. homicide suspect called 911 to report he shot someone

Posted Mar 03, 2026 10:00 PM
Miles-photo Sedgwick County
Miles-photo Sedgwick County

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating another fatal shooting in Wichita and have made an arrest.

Just after 7:30p.m. Monday, police responded to report of a shooting in the parking lot of the  American Legion in the 1300 Block of North Hydraulic in Wichita. According to an online statement from police, the suspect called 911 and reported he had just shot someone.

First responders found the  shooting victim, 56-year-old Darnell Guiden of Wichita, inside a 1998 Chevrolet pickup. EMS transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased just before 8p.m.

The suspect, identified from county booking records as 40-year-old Tristan D. Miles, was taken into custody without incident. He had previously been banned from the business from a previous incident, according to police.

He is being held on requested charges of first-degree premeditated murder and criminal discharge of a firearm.  The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.