PITTSBURG, Kan. (KSNW) – Two people have been arrested following a homicide in southeast Kansas.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, the Pittsburg Police Department received a call from 43-year-old Collin P. Gebford reporting that someone was shot.
The PPD found the victim, identified as 51-year-old David Mays, of Weir, Kansas, in the roadway near 1023 N. Main St. with a gunshot wound to his chest. An investigation revealed that there was a fight that resulted in gunfire, according to the KBI.
The KBI says Gebford was arrested and charged with suspicion of attempted premeditated first-degree murder and felony murder.
The KBI says the second suspect, a 32-year-old man from Neosho, Missouri, was arrested and will be charged with suspicion of attempted premeditated first-degree murder and felony murder.
The Crawford County Attorney is handling the case.
