On the night of July 3, 2023, 16-year-old Elrecus Nolan, a Black male, was found inside his silver 2002 Ford Taurus near the intersection of Mt. Vernon and Ellis Street in Wichita, unconscious and not breathing from a gunshot wound to his upper body. A witness heard multiple gunshots and reported seeing the Taurus roll slowly westbound on Mt. Vernon before it hit a curb and stopped on the sidewalk. Officers performed life-saving measures until EMS arrived, but Nolan was pronounced dead at the scene; he was the sole occupant of the car.

Wichita police arrested three men in connection with the killing: 21-year-old Dougqualynn Raymond Patterson and 21-year-old Kameron D. Solomon were taken into custody three days after the shooting, and 24-year-old Rico Jermin Brown Jr. was arrested five days after the incident at his home in Valley Center. All three were initially held on suspicion of first-degree murder; Brown and Patterson were later formally charged with first-degree murder.

An arrest affidavit says Patterson told friends he had been robbed at gunpoint earlier that day by Nolan and two others, losing $800, a handgun, and a watch. Patterson allegedly recounted the robbery to Brown, who reportedly vowed to kill Nolan.

Does anyone have information about Nolan’s movements that evening or the events at the gas station?