SEDGWICK COUNTY —A suspect accused in a fatal gunfight at a liquor store in on Labor Day in Wichita was back in court last week for a preliminary hearing.
Judge Rodger Woods determined there is enough evidence for 23-year-old Jaime Medina to go to trial in early March, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
On September 5, he was charged with first degree murder and battery, according to online jail records.
Just after 2p.m. September 1, officers were called to a liquor store on North Broadway in Wichita, according to a media release. First responders found three men with gunshot wounds including 19-year-old Mario Gustavo. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect identified as 23-year-old Jaime Medina and another man were taken to a hospital for treatment of critical injuries.
Investigators learned that a disturbance in the parking lot led to gunfire.
A retired Wichita police lieutenant saw a vehicle flee the scene and followed it. Officers stopped the car, driven by a woman, near the 800 block of North Main Street. A male passenger, identified as an associate of Gustavo, had a gunshot wound to the hand and was taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition. Investigators believe he was shot at the exact location as the other three men. Medina remains jailed on a $1,000,000 bond.