Mar 29, 2023

Homeless shelter looking for help after resident injured

Posted Mar 29, 2023 3:23 PM

NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson homeless shelter is looking into the condition of one of its residents.

Bryan Fredrick told Hutch Post that they still have the belongings of Oluwatomisin Timilehin Elelu, who was a resident at Noel Lodge up until last week.

The Hutchinson police log has a trespassing case number filed by BNSF Railroad Employees on March 24 at 4:16 p.m. in the 300 block of West 2nd Avenue. The log states that a person was injured, but does not give a name.

Fredrick is trying to find out Elelu's condition, but received no information from Hutchinson Regional.

However, patients with serious trauma are often transferred for additional care in Wichita.

As an example of such a transfer, March 23, Nikia Thomas, who was hit while walking back from jail to town on South Severance, was transferred to Ascension Via Christi in Wichita. She died from her injuries at Ascension Via Christi.

Hutch Post has also reached out to Hutchinson Police for additional information on the train related case.

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