Two Wichita men have been charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of a teenager.
24-year-old Rico Brown, Junior and 21-year-old Dougqualynn Patterson appeared in court on the murder charges. Their bonds were set at $500,000 each. Brown is scheduled to be back in court on July 20th and Patterson was scheduled for July 25th.
The men are charged in the death of 16-year-old Elrecus Nolan of Wichita. Police said gunshots were heard on the night of July 3rd in the area of Mt. Vernon and Ellis, and a witness reported seeing a car going west on Mt. Vernon before hitting the curb and stopping on the sidewalk. Officers found Nolan inside the car and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
No information has been released on a motive for the shooting.
