Michael Lynn Shelton Sr., 41, was fatally shot on July 18, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas. Officers found Shelton in a hallway outside his apartment in the 8400 block of East Harry after a call around 10:40 a.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Family remember Shelton as someone who had been turning his life around. He had been working as a Pepsi delivery driver since January 2023 and was saving to buy a semi-truck to start a business he hoped to leave as a legacy for his son, Michael Shelton Jr. Loved ones say his renewed focus on family and his son motivated his efforts to move past prior legal troubles.

No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. Shelton’s girlfriend suspected a robbery but police have not confirmed whether anything was taken; investigators list the case with the Wichita Police Department Cold Case Unit and are asking anyone with information to contact detectives or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the Wichita area see or hear anything that morning in the 8400 block of East Harry?