Shooting that killed 2, wounded 2 involved debt of around $50, Wichita police say
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Wichita police say the shooting deaths of two people and wounding of two others on the city’s southeast side last week stemmed from a debt.
The shooting happened at around 10 p.m. Friday, December 23 in the 900 block of South Mission, near Lincoln and Woodlawn. According to police, 39-year-old Jose Alvarez and 22-year-old Neosha Allen were killed, and two other men, ages 22 and 42, were hurt.
Deputy Chief Jose Salcido said during a news conference Friday that the shooting involved a debt of around $50 and two people were in custody.
Kenneth Jackson III, 39, was booked Wednesday evening for two counts of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery. He remains jailed on $1.5 million bond.
Department spokesperson Juan Rebolledo confirmed 22-year-old Donovan Crandall was also arrested in the case. Records show he was booked Wednesday for aggravated robbery and criminal possession of a firearm. He's since been released on bond, the district attorney's office said.
"The WPD is still investigating the circumstances that led to the shooting," Rebolledo said. "The case is very complex since we had several people involved in it, and each one played a role in the incident."
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Wichita police have arrested a suspect in connection to the shooting deaths of two people and wounding of two others last week.
Kenneth Jackson III, 39, was booked Wednesday evening for two counts of second-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery.
The shooting happened Friday night in the 900 block of South Mission, near Lincoln and Woodlawn. Police said 39-year-old Jose Alvarez and 22-year-old Neosha Allen were killed, and two other men, ages 22 and 42, were hurt.
Police spokesperson Juan Rebolledo said officers were conducting a follow-up in the 1100 block of North Waco on Wednesday when they spotted Jackson in the passenger seat of a silver sedan. The driver fled and a pursuit ensued.
The chase ended in a neighborhood northwest of 29th and Broadway. The driver of the sedan was arrested but Jackson ran, Rebolledo said. Officers apprehended him with the help of the Kansas Highway Patrol, the K-9 unit and the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office.
Kansas Department of Corrections records show Jackson has prior convictions that include criminal possession of a firearm, theft, aggravated escape from custody, driving while suspended, DUI, fleeing law enforcement, criminal discharge of a firearm and burglary. Jackson was last paroled in April 2021 and his post-release expired in December 2021.
