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Lationna Johnson was 19 when she was shot after a night out in Wichita’s Old Town district on May 20, 2023. She had been with two younger sisters and two friends when an altercation broke out; Johnson stepped in to break up a fight between a childhood friend and another woman and helped de-escalate it. As Johnson and her companions were driving away from First Street and Washington, the other woman produced a handgun and opened fire on their vehicle.

Johnson suffered two gunshot wounds to the neck and shoulder and was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. She underwent surgery and was placed on life support, but died of her injuries on May 23, 2023. She was a certified nursing assistant and a new mother to a 6-month-old daughter; family described her as sweet, caring, and open-hearted and said she planned to attend aesthetician school.

The Wichita Police Department identified 19-year-old LaNiha Banks, spelled La'Niha Banks in other reports, as the suspect and searched for her. Who has information about Johnson, that May night in Old Town, or about the people present that evening?