Dec 02, 2021

Police: Man dies after he is shoved in Kan. bar parking lot argument

Posted Dec 02, 2021 3:00 PM
Police at the scene of the early Wednesday morning investigation -photo courtesy KWCH
Police at the scene of the early Wednesday morning investigation -photo courtesy KWCH

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal incident and have identified 50-year-old Stephen Long of Seguin, Texas as the victim.

Just after 2:00 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to a disturbance call at Blu nightclub in the 8700 block of W. Maple in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy.  Police located Long in the parking lot, unresponsive with a head injury.

Parish-photo Sedgwick County
Parish-photo Sedgwick County

Investigators learned that Long was leaving the bar and got into an argument with someone in the parking lot. A 34-year-old man later identified as Christopher Parish of Wichita went up to Long and shoved him, causing him to fall backward and hit his head, according to Macy.

EMS pronounced Long deceased at the scene.

Police contacted Parish at the scene and transported him to City Hall and subsequently booked him into the Sedgwick County Jail on a requested charge of involuntary manslaughter.