Jul 05, 2023

Homicide: 16-year-old Kan. boy found dead in car stopped on sidewalk

Posted Jul 05, 2023 10:24 AM
Police at the scene of the investigation late Monday -photo courtesy KWCH
Police at the scene of the investigation late Monday -photo courtesy KWCH

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting that fatally injured 16-year-old Elrecus Nolan from Wichita.

Just before 10:30pm. Monday, yesterday, police were dispatched to shots fired call at the intersection of Mt. Vernon and Ellis Street in Wichita, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.

Police learned that a witness heard several gunshots before he noticed a silver 2002 Ford Taurus slowly rolling westbound on Mt. Vernon, hitting the curb before stopping on the sidewalk.

First responders located Nolan unconscious and not breathing with a gunshot wound to his upper body. Officers began providing life-saving efforts until EMS arrived. Nolan was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The investigators are still working to fully determine what led up to the shooting.