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RILEY COUNTY- The suspect wanted in connection with a shooting death in Manhattan is now in the Riley County Jail.
On Friday afternoon 38-year-old Steven Harris was booked into the Riley County jail, according to the county booking report.
On Thursday night, Law enforcement authorities in Wichita arrested Harris after receiving information that a vehicle matching the description in connection with the crime was at a Motel 6 on E. Kellogg Dr. in Wichita, according to police.
WPD responded to the scene and were able to determine the vehicle was a match. WPD officers then made contact with Harris.
He and 37-year-old Cora Brown, who was also at the Motel 6, were arrested without incident.
Harris was arrested on a Riley County District Court warrant for 1st degree murder and attempted 1stdegree murder. Harris’ bond remains at $2,000,000.00.
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Police arrested Cora Brown on a Riley County District Court warrant for possession of methamphetamine.
Brown’s bond was set at $20,000.00. She is no longer in custody, according to police.
Just before 6p.m. on Sunday May 21, police received several 911 calls stating there had been a shooting on Nelson’s Landing in Manhattan, according to a media release.
When officers arrived on scene to the 2800 block of Nelson’s Landing, they found one man, identified as German Gonzalez-Garcia, 39, of Manhattan, dead from gunshot wounds.
A second man was found on scene, also suffering from gunshot wounds. He was lifeflighted to Stormont Vail in Topeka in critical condition.
On Monday, police issued a warrant for Harris in connection with the shooting.