Police: Girls at Wichita park chased by teen boy with BB gun

Wichita police took a teenage boy into custody Wednesday following an incident where a gun was brandished Sunday at a park on the city’s southeast side.

According to the Wichita Police Department, a 16-year-old was taken to the Juvenile Intake & Assessment Center on Wednesday, three days after police say he chased a 12-year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl with a BB gun.

In a news release, police said the girls were playing on a set of swings at Sowers Park, near Wassall and Hillside, just before 9 p.m. Sunday when two teenage boys thought they were being made fun of…

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