JaQualen Prïnce Dupree, an 18-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of October 2, 2023, in downtown Wichita, Kansas. He left home to pick up his younger brothers but stopped to give a ride to acquaintances, including longtime friend 18-year-old Tyshon Eugene Jacques. While JaQualen was driving his Dodge Charger, he was shot at about 3:16 p.m. in the 400 block of North Broadway near the Robert D. Love Downtown YMCA.

First responders found him unconscious in the driver’s seat with an upper-body gunshot wound; he later died at a local hospital. Two passersby had applied pressure and helped with oxygen before emergency crews arrived. Police say five people fled the vehicle; Jacques was arrested nearby on suspicion of second-degree murder and later told courts the firearm in the backseat accidentally discharged. JaQualen’s mother, Kenyette Miles, described him as a caring and intelligent aspiring artist with a bright future.

Did anyone in Wichita see the Charger or the group around 3:16 p.m. on October 2, 2023?