Wichita man arrested in deadly April 3 shooting in Ark City

The Arkansas City Police Department has arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred April 3 in Arkansas City after he turned himself in Tuesday.

The shooting suspect, Christopher Robert Henry, 37, of Wichita, turned himself in about 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Arkansas City Police Department after a warrant previously was issued for his arrest.

Henry was arrested on suspicion of one felony count each of intentional second-degree murder and criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle. He was transported and booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield in lieu of $500,000 bond through Cowley County District Court in Arkansas City.

Henry remained in custody at the time of this release.

Police were dispatched about 12:53 p.m. April 3 to the 700 block of North B Street for a report of shots fired. Before officers arrived on the scene, the individuals involved in the incident allegedly left.

A short time later, officers located and stopped a vehicle in the 28000 block of U.S. 77 Bypass.

Police learned that one of the vehicle’s passengers, Jonathan Martinez, 28, of Arkansas City, had sustained an apparent gunshot wound to his abdomen.

Martinez was transported by the Arkansas City Fire-EMS Department to South Central Kansas Medical Center. He was transported by air ambulance to a Wichita hospital, where he later passed away.

Henry and Martinez knew each other, and police said this was not a random shooting or “road rage.”

The Arkansas City Police Department was able to identify Henry quickly as a suspect due to the teamwork and assistance of the public and several other law enforcement agencies, including the Cowley County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas Highway Patrol and Wichita Police Department.

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The Arkansas City Police Department says a man involved in a shooting Friday afternoon has died.

Ark City police identified the victim has Jonathan Martinez, 28, of Arkansas City. Martinez died from the gunshot wound he sustained after being transported to a Wichita hospital.

The investigation has identified the shooting suspect as Christopher Robert Henry, of Wichita.

Police believe Henry is in the Wichita area.

This was not a random shooting.

Anyone with information on Henry's whereabouts should immediately contact the Arkansas City Police Department at (620) 441-4444. Those wishing to remain anonymous also may contact Cowley County Crime Stoppers, which offers rewards of up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest.

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The Ark City Police Department investigates a Friday-afternoon shooting that sent one man to a local hospital with an apparent gunshot wound to his abdomen.

Police say a little before 1 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the 700 block of North B Street in Ark City for a report of shots fired.

"Before officers arrived on the scene, the individuals involved in the incident allegedly left,' Ark City police say.

A short time later, officers located and stopped a vehicle in the 28000 block of U.S. 77 Bypass. They learned one of the passengers in that vehicle, a 28-year-old Ark City man, was injured with the apparent gunshot wound.

Anyone with information about what happened Friday afternoon should call the Ark City Police Department at 620-441-4444.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Cowley County Crime Stoppers at 620-442-777 in Ark City or 620-221-777 in Winfield,