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Leavenworth murder suspect surrenders

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — Police say a suspect in a fatal shooting of a Leavenworth man earlier this month 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.

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