WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A man who went on a deadly shooting rampage in Wichita on Friday has been charged.
Jose A. Acosta, 33, was officially charged with 11 counts on Wednesday:
- First-degree murder
- Criminal discharge of a firearm; Occupied dwelling with bodily harm
- Criminal discharge of a firearm; Recklessly at an occupied vehicle
- Two counts of aggravated robbery; Armed with a dangerous weapon
- Aggravated assault; Use of a deadly weapon
- Two counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer; Use of a deadly weapon
- Criminal possession of a weapon by a felon
- Two counts of battery
On Nov. 22, officers from the Wichita Police Department responded to several crime scenes that were all connected within less than an hour:
- 8:49 p.m. – Myron Tucker, 40, is fatally shot near 13th Street and Main Street.
- 8:52 p.m. – Officers responded to a shooting report near 13th Street and Broadway. Two people riding bicycles told officers that they heard gunshots initially coming from Main Street but also from the south. Officers headed to 14th Street and Otis Avenue, where they encountered a man who pistol-whipped one of the bicyclists, pointed his gun at another bicyclist, and stole his bicycle.
- 8:56 p.m. – The suspect shot at a home in the 1400 block of N. Otis while he was walking with the stolen bicycle. A man who was inside the home was narrowly missed, but his dog was shot. Police then heard gunshots coming from the direction of Broadway.
- 9:16 p.m. – Officers were flagged down by a man who said that someone on a bicycle tried to carjack him. The man was able to drive off, but the suspect shot at him, and one bullet managed to strike his headrest.
- 9:20 p.m. – Police heard gunshots coming from 11th Street and Broadway, where they determined the suspect shot at another person who ran off. After that, the suspect went across the street to a convenience store, where he confronted a woman and shot at her. Officers heard the gunshots and drove to the location.
- 9:26 p.m. – Officers got out of their vehicle and told the suspect to get on the ground several times. Instead of getting on the ground, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a handgun. Officers told the suspect to drop the gun and get on the ground, but he pointed the gun at officers. Police shot the man, striking him several times.
Acosta was taken to the hospital with critical but non-life-threatening injuries before being released from the hospital and booked into jail on Sunday.
Acosta’s bond is set at $5 million, and his next court date is scheduled for Dec. 11.