MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: AUGUST 31, 2021

AGENCY: SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

LOCATION: WICHITA/SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS

TELEPHONE: (316) 660-3880

CONTACT: LIEUTENANT BENJAMIN BLICK

On August 30, 2021, at approximately 9:34 PM, Deputies were dispatched to a stabbing in the 5600 block of south 143rd Street East. When deputies arrived, they located a 48-year-old male in the driveway with multiple stab wounds. The victim was transported by EMS to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

 

During the investigation, deputies learned there was a physical disturbance between the victim and Douglass R. McGathy (32). McGathy was arrested and booked for Murder in the second degree.

 

The case remains active and under investigation

 

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