Mar 19, 2023

Police: 1-year-old Kan. girl hospitalized with gunshot wound

Posted Mar 19, 2023 10:00 PM

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that critically injured a 1-year-old girl from Wichita.

Just after 4:30 a.m. Sunday, police were dispatched to a walk-in shooting victim at an area hospital, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.

Officers learned the girl's 44-year-old father transported the child to the hospital for treatment of a single gunshot wound to her abdominal area.

The victim underwent surgery and is in critical but stable condition, according to Rebolledo. 

The detectives are still working to fully determine the circumstances leading up to the shooting.  The incident took place at the 1000 block of North Main Street in Wichita. The father of the girl is fully cooperating with investigators.