Zylez James, a 19-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in Wichita, Kansas in the early hours of Sunday, September 10, 2023. Officers responding to a shooting call around 2:15 a.m. found James unconscious with gunshot wounds to his upper and lower body. He was transported to a local hospital but died of his injuries. A second person at the scene sustained a graze wound to the arm, was treated at a hospital, and released. Investigators towed a maroon Lincoln MKZ from the apartment complex parking lot in the 4000 block of West Memory Lane.

The Wichita Police Department later identified a suspect named Louis Jackson and asked the public for help locating him; as of late November 2023 police were still searching. The case is listed as an open homicide by the department’s Cold Case Unit. Family and friends described James as the life of the party; his mother organized a GoFundMe for funeral expenses and a candlelight vigil was held. He leaves behind a young daughter.

If anyone has information about this shooting or the whereabouts of the person named in connection with it, please come forward.