Shortly before 10 p.m. on December 23, 2022, gunfire broke out inside an apartment in the 900 block of South Mission Road in Wichita, Kansas. Officers arriving after multiple emergency calls found four people shot. Two victims outside the apartment were taken to hospital and reported in stable condition. Inside, 39-year-old Jose Alvarez, known as Smiley, and 22-year-old Neosha Allen were found unconscious and not breathing; both had multiple gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators initially encountered uncooperative witnesses but developed a suspect and apprehended a man after a brief chase near 31st Street North and North Fairview Avenue. Family and friends remembered Alvarez as a kind man with a big heart. If anyone has information about the events that night or knew Alvarez or Allen, please come forward to help the investigation.