Name withheld by police

Pursuit

Wichita police had been made aware of a man that had was having mental health issues and suicidal thoughts. He had allegedly threatened his neighbors and had pointed a gun at people in a Wichita business. In the evening, police chased the man through through several areas of west Wichita. His other veered off the road at 55th Street and Meridian and went into a wheat field. The speed of the car and the heat of the engine caused a spark in the dry grass which caused flames to engulf his other, killing the man.