A backyard gathering in northwest Wichita on March 3, 2021, ended in gunfire and the death of 22-year-old Jacob Kalese. Kalese had accompanied his girlfriend to a home in the 2400 block of North Sunny Lane when a man entered the backyard and a disturbance broke out. The man produced a handgun and fired multiple shots, striking Kalese. Officers arrived about 12:50 a.m.; neighbors reported hearing gunshots and a woman crying for help, and someone was performing CPR on Kalese in the partially fenced yard before he was taken to a hospital and later died.

Wichita police identified a suspect believed to be known to the victim or other attendees and arrested 41-year-old Michael Swinney the same afternoon at a residence in the 100 block of South Young in Wichita. Swinney, a felon with prior convictions including aggravated assault and robbery, was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Initial reports did not make the motive clear.

Did anyone at the gathering or nearby hear or see anything that could explain why the confrontation began?