Five killed in shooting in residential area of Wichita, Kansas, U.S.

Police have launched an investigation after five people were found shot dead in a residential area in Wichita, Kansas.

The Associated Press reported that five people were found dead in three houses in the same area in Wichita, Kansas, at 5:40 p.m. local time on the 11th, and police believe the incidents are related to each other and are investigating.

Police arrived at the scene at around 5:44 p.m. after receiving a report of the shooting and found one person shot dead and four other victims in two nearby homes, police said.

One of the five people killed is considered a suspect, but he did not give details, saying it was an investigation.

Police did not explain the relationship between the five people, although they know each other well.

However, he added that these were men between the ages of 39 and 68.