On the morning of August 27, 2016, 24-year-old Daniel Flores of Dodge City was shot and killed after a parking-lot altercation in the 500 block of East Pancake in Liberal, Kansas. Emergency responders arrived about 11:18 a.m. and found two men had been shot; Daniel Flores was pronounced dead at the scene and a 20-year-old man was wounded and later released after treatment.

According to reports, the dispute began in the parking lot and escalated when Daniel Flores reportedly shot the 20-year-old. In the chaos that followed, 23-year-old Gilberto Flores-Ibarria of Liberal fatally shot Daniel Flores. Gilberto Flores-Ibarria was arrested later that day at a rural Seward County residence without incident; an affidavit was to be submitted to the Seward County Attorney to consider charges of interference with law enforcement and the investigation remained ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the parking-lot altercation or has information about what led up to the shootings, please share tips with law enforcement.