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Austen Wright

Case from Wichita, KS dated Aug 13, 2018

Victim Details

Austen Wright

Male

Black / African American

Wichita

KS

2018-08-13

24

Austen

Wright

07/02/2026

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In the early hours of August 13, 2018, a night out in Wichita, Kansas, turned tragic for 24-year-old Austen James Wright, a Black/African American male. An altercation that began inside Vixen's Erotic Sports Bar on West Harry Street spilled out into the parking lot, escalating into a fatal confrontation. Just before 2 a.m., police were dispatched to the scene following reports of a shooting. They discovered Wright in the back parking lot, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to ...
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  • kansas: Second man arrested on suspicion of murder in Wichita erotic sports bar shooting
  • Murder trial delayed 2018 Wichita nightclub shooting - KWCH
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