May 15, 2021

Suspect in fatal Kan. shooting surrenders to police

Posted May 15, 2021 8:00 PM

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY—Law enforcement investigating a fatal shooting in Leavenworth have a suspect in custody.

Just after 4p.m. Friday, a 21-year-old man wanted in the shooting death of 31-year-old Floyd Ross, Jr. surrendered to detectives at the police station, according Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens.

On May 4, police responded to reports of shots fired at a city intersection. They found Ross suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The suspect, whose name had not been released, faces a charge of first-degree murder.