By Associated Press - Tuesday, April 4, 2017

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Wichita police have arrested a suspect in a shooting that left a young man dead.

Police Lt. Todd Ojile says 18-year-old D’Shaun Smith died Monday when he was shot as he and a female sat in a car while trying to buy marijuana.

Ojile says during the transaction, a suspect tried to rob Smith and the female and a shot was fired.

Smith was found shot to death in the vehicle. The female taken in for questioning.

KAKE-TV reports (https://bit.ly/2nYTywo ) the 18-year-old suspect was arrested later Monday at a Wichita home. He was booked on a first-degree murder charge.

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Information from: KAKE-TV.

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