SEDGWICK COUNTY —A suspect accused in a deadly shooting in the parking lot of a motel in Wichita made his first court appearance in the case Wednesday.
James Owens, 35 of Wichita, was charged with 1st degree murder, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Just after 8 p.m. April 25, Wichita Police were in the area of South Topeka and East Indianapolis in Wichita when they heard gunshots nearby, according to Wichita Police Officer Brad Wright.
Officers immediately responded to the area in the 800 block of South Broadway. Upon arrival, officers discovered that 21-year-old Martevion Davis from Wichita had suffered gunshot wounds to his torso and arms. Davis was driven to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 10:46 p.m., according to Wright.
Through investigations, Officers were quickly able to identify Owens as a suspect. There were multiple individuals at the scene who were later interviewed by Wichita Police Department Homicide Investigators. At this point in the investigation, it is believed that Davis and Owens were known to each other.
At 12:30 p.m. Saturday Owens turned himself into police custody and was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail. He is being held on a bond of one-million dollars and is due back in court May 12, according to the district attorney's office.