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A 29-year-old Wichita man was killed in an early morning shooting, police said

A 29-year-old Wichita man was killed in a shooting early Saturday morning, police spokesman Kristopher Gupilan said.

EMS took Nestor Rivera to a hospital, where he later died. First responders found him with a gunshot wound to the upper body when they responded to a shooting at 12:24 a.m. in the 700 block of East 57th Street South, between Broadway and I-35.

“Wichita Police investigators have identified all parties involved and are conducting interviews to determine the circumstances leading up to this incident,” Gupilan said in a news release.

According to reports released by police, this is believed to be at least the 19th murder in the city this year. This time last year there were 11.