SEDGWICK COUNTY—A man charged in connection with a fatal shooting on a bus in Wichita was back in court this week.
Travis Finney, 34,Wichita, attended an arraignment hearing Monday before Judge Faith Johnson. Finney pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of 54-year-old Reginald Griffith who was a passenger aboard a Wichita Transit bus, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
In July, Judge Kathleen Watson ruled there was enough evidence for Finney to stand trial in the case. After the plea, Finney will return to court October 29, according to the district attorney's office.
Just after 3:30 p.m. October 16, 2025, police responded to a report of a shooting at South Meridian and West Burton in Wichita. When officers arrived, they found a 54-year-old Reginald Griffith suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. Sedgwick County EMS pronounced him deceased on scene.
Investigators determined that both Finney and Griffith were passengers on the bus and knew each other.
Finney was charged with first degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and probation violation in the shooting death. Finney remains jailed on bonds of over $2 million dollars, according to online jail records.