Police identify man who shot girlfriend before killing himself

Police identify man who shot girlfriend before killing himself

Police identify man who shot girlfriend before killing himself

Wichita Police have identified the man who took his own life after shooting his girlfriend in the stomach late Saturday night.

It happened around 11:15 p.m. at an apartment in the 2800 block of South Emporia, where police were called to the report of domestic violence.  A 24-year-old man told police that a man had shot at his girlfriend.

Police reached the woman by phone and she told officers that she had been shot and then began screaming.  Police forced their way into the home and heard another gunshot.

They found the woman with a gunshot wound to her stomach.  Her boyfriend, identified as 23-year-old Brandon Sandoval, had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.

The woman remains hospitalized in critical condition.

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The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is investigating a domestic violence aggravated battery incident that occurred on Saturday evening. At approximately 11:15 p.m., officers responded to a domestic violence with a weapon call at a residence in the 2800 block of south Emporia. A 23-year-old male resident reported to officers a physical disturbance between a 22-year-old female and her 23-year-old boyfriend and that during the disturbance, the female’s boyfriend had fired a handgun toward her.

Upon arrival, officers were able to contact the female by phone who reported being shot, and then the female began screaming in distress. Officers immediately made forced entry into the home, and they heard another gunshot. Officers located the female with a single gunshot wound to her stomach, the female’s boyfriend with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, and a 24–year-old male roommate who was not injured. Officers began lifesaving measures on the female before she was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. Her boyfriend was pronounced dead on the scene.

The WPD sends its thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by this tragic incident. If you know of someone in a dangerous domestic relationship, please reach out to one of the following resources:

  •  Sedgwick County, 911
  • Harbor House Domestic Violence Shelter, 263-6000
  • YWCA Women’s Crisis Center, 263-2313
  • Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center, 263-0185
  • StepStone, 265-1611
  • Women’s Initiative Network, 262-3960; or
  • The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-723

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