Jesus Hector Flores, 36, was shot and killed on February 13, 2022, in Garden City, Kansas. Known to family as Tito or Chito, he was a married father of six who had grown up in Dodge City, spent time living in Maui, and later earned a welding certificate from Garden City Community College. Family remembered him for a gregarious personality and a ready smile.

Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of North 5th Street about 10:25 a.m. on a Sunday after reports of a shooting. Flores was found with a gunshot wound, taken to St. Catherine Hospital, and pronounced dead. Investigators identified two Garden City men as involved and said the shooting occurred during an aggravated robbery. Both were located and arrested.

Court outcomes reported for the two men include convictions and lengthy prison sentences with violent-offender registration requirements. Anyone who knew Flores or witnessed events around North 5th Street that morning is asked to share information with investigators.