Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple said he hopes the shooting Friday at Towne East square can push the Wichita community to come together for change. “If there is a silver lining, let that be us coming together and really paying attention to problems in our communities so we can address them before they wind up to the level in which kids are shooting at each other,” Whipple said. Wichita police identified the 14-year-old killed in the shooting as Trenjvious Hutton on Saturday. Police also arrested a 16-year-old on a charge of second degree murder. Whipple said this shooting hits harder, because he first came to Wichita to help at-risk youth. “Frankly, Wichita is too good of a community to allow teenagers to die over stupid conflicts,” he said. “So what can we do to get in and make actual change that’s long lasting and not just throwing money at it or not just some type of politically motivated tagline?”
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