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Shay Prewitt

Case from Wichita, KS dated Jul 04, 2021

Victim Details

Shay Prewitt

Male

White / Caucasian

Wichita

KS

2021-07-04

49

Shay

Prewitt

07/11/2026

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In the early morning hours of Independence Day, a violent confrontation in southeast Wichita left 49-year-old Shay Prewitt, a White/Caucasian male, dead from a gunshot wound. The incident, which unfolded around 1:30 a.m. on July 4, 2021, also resulted in non-life-threatening gunshot injuries to a 36-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy.

The tragic chain of events reportedly began when a woman asked Prewitt and the 36-year-old man for assistance with another man. Their subsequent confrontati ...
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  • https://www.kwch.com: Wichita Police identify man killed in triple shooting involving 14-year-old
  • Shay Prewitt, age 49 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    I can't stop thinking about the 14-year-old boy caught up in this horrible situation. It's just so d... ...Read More
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