On June 20, 2021, Deandre Freeman, a 47-year-old Black man, was shot multiple times and killed at a residence in the 1700 block of North Harding in Wichita, near 17th and Oliver. The shooting followed an argument that reportedly escalated while people were at an illegal dice game. Freeman was found on the kitchen floor with about a dozen gunshot wounds. Another man, 53, was wounded in the same incident and survived after treatment.

A man identified as Jermall Campbell turned himself in and was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery, and criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. An arrest affidavit tied the shooting to the altercation at the dice game. In April 2022 the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office dropped those charges without prejudice, and Campbell was released; the case remains under investigation.

Did anyone witness the game or the argument at the residence who hasn’t spoken to investigators?