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Damion Hazelton Wiki – Damion Hazelton Biography
Wichita police arrested a suspect Saturday night in a fatal shooting and SUV crash Friday afternoon. The suspect is currently on probation. Damion Hazelton, 24, faces charges of felony manslaughter and discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle, according to a Wichita police news release. He was booked into jail at 10:22 p.m.
The shooting victim was 49-year-old Chris Baker, police said. Baker was found inside a red GMC Yukon that struck a parked car and crashed into an apartment bedroom.
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The age of Damion Hazelton is 24 year.
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Damion Hazelton Accused of killing a man
Baker had suffered a gunshot wound. “Life-saving measures were attempted, but the victim would be pronounced deceased at the scene,” Wichita police spokesman Kristopher Gupilan said in a news release. The incident occurred around 2:18 p.m. Friday near East Lincoln Street and San Pablo Lane.
Sedgwick County Jail records show Hazelton is charged with first-degree murder, criminal discharge of a firearm and violation of probation. Hazleton was arrested at 616 S. Hunter St., about a half mile from where the shooting and crash occurred. Wichita police said they would be “relentless” Friday in the search for the perpetrator of the fatal crime.
“Investigators worked diligently on this case during overnight hours and were able to determine that Damion was the shooter,” Gupilan said in a news release. “Efforts were launched and officers and investigators did not rest until Damion was arrested for this violent crime. Damion was located and arrested without incident. This investigation is still ongoing.”
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Hazelton was on probation after being convicted in 2021 of raising a false alarm and falsely reporting that a crime or information about a felony has been committed with the intent to make an officer rely on the information, records show.Read More…….