On the evening of July 1, 2023, 17-year-old JaRon Reed, a Black/African American male, was shot in the 900 block of North Glendale Street in Wichita, Kansas. Wichita Police arrived about 6:30 p.m. and found Reed with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper chest; he was unconscious and not breathing and was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving attempts by officers and EMS.

Investigators identified a person of interest after a 21-year-old man, Tobias Love, arrived at a Derby hospital with a gunshot wound to his hand and was taken into custody for questioning following treatment. Police say Reed and Love had arranged to meet for a drug transaction and that multiple shots were fired during that meeting, resulting in Reed’s death and Love’s injury.

Reports state Love was initially charged with first-degree murder; his defense later claimed he acted in self-defense during what they described as a robbery attempt tied to a drug sale and contested payment. Does anyone have information about Reed, his movements that evening, or witnesses to the Glendale Street shooting?