Suspect in Leavenworth fatal shooting surrenders

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) – Police say a suspect in last week’s fatal shooting of a Leavenworth, Kansas, man has surrendered to authorities.

Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens said in a statement that the suspect faces a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting of 31-year-old Floyd Ross Jr.

The identity of the 21-year-old suspect who surrendered on Friday was not immediately disclosed.

The Kansas City Star reports that police responding to reports of shots fired at a city intersection on May 4 found Ross suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

He was pronounced dead at a hospital.