Esteban Arzate, a 27-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of Friday, November 2, 2018, in Liberal, Kansas. He was brought to Southwest Medical Center by two unidentified males with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead despite medical efforts.

The Liberal Police Department opened a homicide investigation and executed a search warrant at a residence in the 700 block of N. Pennsylvania Avenue, where they found evidence linked to the shooting. Later that day, at about 6:48 p.m., a 36-year-old man was arrested and booked into the Seward County Jail on a charge of second-degree murder; the case was to be sent to the Seward County Attorney’s Office for review. The investigation remained ongoing and authorities asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events that morning, please share what is known.