By Associated Press - Tuesday, March 31, 2020

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Authorities investigating the shooting deaths of an 8-year-old girl and her mother in their Wichita home said Tuesday they looking for the woman’s boyfriend.

Police found the bodies of 24-year-old Mickayla Sorell and her daughter, Natalia Lopez, on Monday while responding to a welfare check. Investigators said they believe the shooting occurred Saturday evening.

“This is a very sad and tragic case,” Capt. Jason Stephens told reporters.



Stephens said in a news conference that investigators have developed information that Sorell’s 25-year-old boyfriend, Daniel Lopez, may have been involved in the shooting. They are working to locate him, adding that he should be considered armed and dangerous.

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