Felix Flores was 21 when he was shot in Manhattan, Kansas, on the night of Saturday, September 22, 2018. Emergency responders found him in the 1400 block of Vista Lane with a life-threatening gunshot wound; he was taken first to Via Christi, then flown to Stormont Vail in Topeka, and died the following morning, Sunday, September 23, 2018.

Flores had been pursuing a career in law enforcement from a young age. He worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice at 18 and, after returning to Manhattan in February 2018 to be closer to family, took a job as a correctional officer with the Geary County Sheriff’s Department. Friends and family remembered him for his smile, personality, and love of hunting, shooting, and time with loved ones.

The Riley County Police Department investigated the shooting and arrested 21-year-old Gregoria Baez of Manhattan on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter; she was booked into the Riley County Jail with bond set at $20,000. Does anyone have information about that night or knew Felix and can help fill in what happened?