In the early morning hours of February 16, 2020, 35-year-old James Winston III was fatally shot inside his Wichita apartment at 1719 S. Glenn. A father of six and described as Black/African American, Winston was reportedly waiting for a friend when two unknown individuals forced their way into the residence and shot him. Investigators believe Winston likely knew his assailants.

Home security footage shows a vehicle arriving and people approaching the home; those individuals fled with the vehicle’s headlights off. The weapon used in Winston’s killing was later linked to two other violent incidents that same year: a fatal shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, and a carjacking. No arrests have been announced and the Wichita Police Department currently lists the case as cold. Winston’s family continues to seek answers and justice.

Did anyone in Wichita have contact with James around mid-February 2020 or notice unfamiliar vehicles near 1719 S. Glenn?