A stabbing outside the Lord’s Diner, a well-known soup kitchen in downtown Wichita, Kansas, left a man in his early 20s critically injured on Sunday afternoon.
The Wichita Police Department reported that officers responded to the scene near Central and N. Broadway around 4:30 p.m. Emergency personnel found the victim with a stab wound to the chest. He was transported to a local hospital and remains in critical condition.
According to police, the incident began as an argument on the sidewalk outside the diner before the suspect, a man in his 30s, allegedly stabbed the victim. Both men are believed to be unhoused.
The suspect is now in police custody, but authorities have not yet released the names of either the victim or the suspect.
The Lord’s Diner, a not-for-profit soup kitchen, has long served as a resource for individuals in need, offering meals to the unhoused and those facing food insecurity. This tragic incident highlights the challenges and tensions often faced within vulnerable communities.
Police are continuing their investigation.
