On the evening of March 21, 2024, 20-year-old Jaden Wilson was shot and killed while sitting in his girlfriend’s car in the 2200 block of North Grove in Wichita, Kansas. The attack happened around 5:30 p.m. in a smoke shop parking lot when a minivan pulled up and a 17-year-old, described as a former friend, got out, walked to the car, shouted, then fired numerous shots through the windshield and passenger door. Wilson, a Black male, was struck multiple times in his upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene despite officers performing CPR.

The girlfriend, who was in the driver’s seat, witnessed the shooting and helped police identify the shooter. The 17-year-old voluntarily surrendered at the Sedgwick County Jail soon after. Investigators said the motive appeared tied to an ongoing dispute; the teen later claimed Wilson had robbed him at some earlier time. Police also identified a second suspect, a 41-year-old man, who was accused of driving the minivan and was seen on surveillance footage gesturing for the shooter to approach the vehicle.

Both men were charged in connection with Wilson’s death: the 17-year-old was charged as an adult with first-degree murder, criminal discharge of a firearm, and criminal possession of a weapon; the older man was charged with first-degree murder and criminal discharge of a firearm. Does anyone have information about Wilson, his movements that day, or the dispute described by the suspects?