Arkansas City Police arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred April 3 in Arkansas City. 37 year old Christopher Henry of Wichita turned himself in at the Arkansas City Police Department after a warrant previously was issued for his arrest.
Henry was charged with one felony count each of intentional second-degree murder and criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle. He was locked up in the Cowley County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bond. The shooting took place just before 1pm on April 3rd along the 700 block of North B Street. 28 year old Jonathan Martinez of Arkansas City, suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Martinez was taken by first responders to South Central Kansas Medical Center, then transferred by air ambulance to a Wichita hospital, where he later died.