MONTGOMERY —Law enforcement investigating a deadly Halloween party shooting have a suspect in custody.
On Monday evening, investigators with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation made contact with the suspect identified as 18-year-old Dedrick McDaniel of Coffeyville, Kansas.
He was wanted in connect with the November 1 shooting north of Sycamore, Kansas.
McDaniel was taken into custody and transported to the Montgomery County Department of Corrections, where he was booked on a requessted charge of Second-Degree Murder in connection with the death of 40-year-old Devin Windsor of Independence, Kansas.
Just after 1a.m. Sunday, a Montgomery County 911 operators received a report of a shooting near County Road 6200 and County Road 3950, north of Sycamore, Kansas, according to Sheriff Ron Wade.
The caller reported that a person had been shot. While deputies were responding to the scene, they learned that the male victim, identified as 40-year-old Devin Windsor of Independence, Kansas, had been transported by private vehicle to the hospital in Neodesha, Kansas.
Medical personnel attempted life-saving measures on Windsor. He died at the hospital, according Wade.
During the investigation, deputies also learned that a male juvenile had sustained a non-life-threatening injury during the shooting. He is recovering.
The investigation has determined that a large party was taking place at the location when multiple altercations broke out. During one of the altercations, a gunshot was fired, striking both Windsor and the male juvenile.
Investigators worked around the clock to identify the person responsible.