Jorge Aguilera
On Wednesday, July 4 at approximately 2:59 pm officers from the Great Bend Police Department were dispatched to the 800 block of Pine Street in reference to a shooting incident.
When officers responded to the call, they were advised the victim was going to Great Bend Regional Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound by private vehicle.
During the course of the investigation officers learned the victim had been shot in the 800 block of Pine Street by a known suspect during an argument. The suspect fled the scene after the shooting in a silver Chevrolet pickup.
The suspect and the pickup were located a short time later at an address in Great Bend. The suspect was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Barton County Detention Center on the charge of Attempted First Degree Murder.
According to the Barton County Sheriff’s Office Booking Activity log for July 4, 2018, Jorge Aguilera of Great Bend was booked into jail for attempted first degree murder with a bond set at $1,000,000.
This incident is still under investigation. If anyone has any information regarding this incident or any other case please call the Great Bend Police Department at 620-793-4120 or Crime Stoppers at 620-792-1300.