WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Police in Wichita have announced another arrest in the New Year’s Day fatal shooting of a man, marking the city’s first homicide of 2021.
Isabel Martin, 21, of Wichita, was arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree murder and recruiting gang membership in the death of 22-year-old Gabriel Campos-Torres, television station KAKE reported.
Police said Martin is the sister of Noah Martin, 19, of Wichita, who was arrested shortly after Campos-Torres’ body was found on a Wichita sidewalk shortly after 12 a.m. Jan. 1.
Noah Martin was originally arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and a weapons count He was arrested again last week on suspicion of two counts of failure to comply and remains jailed on bonds totaling $400,000. Isabel Martin is being held without bond.
A 16-year-old boy also was arrested on New Year’s Day in connection with Campos-Torres’ death.
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