In the late hours of March 4, 2023, the life of Evan Harrison, a 24-year-old White/Caucasian male from Wichita, Kansas, was tragically cut short. Sheriff's deputies, responding to a welfare check, discovered Harrison lying in the street in the 4200 block of South Clifton. Bystanders were attempting to render aid to Harrison, who had sustained a gunshot wound.
Emergency services transported him to a local hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.
The investigation into Harrison's death led authorities to Julian Cesar Wedge, a 24-year-old man from Wichita. Prosecutors alleged that Wedge had arranged to meet Harrison under the pretense of purchasing a gun from him. During the encounter, a struggle ensued when Wedge attempted to rob Harrison of the firearm. Harrison was shot twice in the right leg. Following the shooting, Wedge and others in a car pushed Harrison out of the vehicle and left him to die in the street. His backpack and the gun he was selling were never recovered. Investigators later found that Wedge had attempted to destroy evidence by burning clothing and towels reportedly used to clean blood from the car.
Julian Cesar Wedge was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, robbery, criminal possession of a weapon, and interference with law enforcement. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. After a trial, a jury found Wedge guilty of second-degree reckless murder and robbery. He was subsequently sentenced to 23 years and nine months in prison for his role in the death of Evan Harrison.
