Christopher Bell III, 21, was shot and killed inside a home on the east side of Wichita on November 9, 2020. The shooting occurred in the 900 block of North Ridgewood after a disturbance; Bell was shot multiple times in his bedroom, privately taken to a hospital, and died of his injuries.

Investigators focused on 18-year-old Leroy Gunter as the suspect. Police say Gunter and others went to Bell’s residence under the pretense of buying marijuana, that Gunter shot Bell while stealing Bell’s handgun, then fled the scene before later turning himself in. Gunter told police the first shot was accidental and that he fired additional shots because he was afraid, but officers recovered Facebook messages sent by Gunter shortly before the shooting indicating an intent to commit a robbery and later say Gunter tried to sell the stolen gun via Snapchat to an undercover officer.

Gunter was arrested and charged with multiple offenses, and in a plea agreement he pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery. A Sedgwick County judge sentenced him to 22 years and 11 months in prison. Does anyone have information about Bell’s life in Wichita or the people involved that could help fill gaps in the timeline?