On the afternoon of January 5, 2023, 43-year-old Mareo Dupree, a Black man, was shot in the 2300 block of North Piatt in Wichita, Kansas. Police were called around 12:35 p.m.; officers found Mr. Dupree with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was conscious when first responders arrived and was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of a feud over a drug debt involving a man named Jamar White and occupants of the residence where Mr. Dupree was located. Reports indicate White allegedly drove by the house multiple times firing rounds, and an exchange of gunfire followed between White and a man at the house, Darries Mitchell. Several nearby homes were struck during the shooting. While officers were still on scene, White arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound and was identified as a suspect; Mitchell was also arrested. It is unclear whether Mr. Dupree was directly involved in the drug debt dispute.

Does anyone in Wichita have information about the events on North Piatt that afternoon or about Mr. Dupree’s movements that day?