UPDATE: Person of Interest is in Custody
Dalton Levi Palmer, the person of interest in this shooting investigation, is in custody regarding his unrelated warrants.
UPDATE (May 9): Salina Police Detectives continue searching for a person of interest; Dalton Levi Palmer, a 28-year-old male. Due to Palmer’s past criminal behavior, he should be considered armed and dangerous.
UPDATE (May 7): The decedent from today’s shooting has been identified as Dylan Eugene Garman, a 25-year-old male of Salina. Garman’s next of kin has been notified.
Through the investigation, Salina Police Detectives developed a person of interest; Dalton Levi Palmer, a 28-year-old male. Due to Palmer’s past criminal behavior, he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Palmer currently has an unrelated warrant from Saline County District Court for his arrest. If you have any information about the location of Palmer or if you observe Palmer, do not approach and immediately call law enforcement
At approximately 3:20 AM on Saturday, May 7, 2022, Salina Police Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of South College Avenue, Salina, for a report of several gunshots in the area. Salina Police Officers arrived in the area and located multiple spent ammunition casings lying in the street. Officers did not find any victims or witnesses at the scene.
At approximately 3:23 AM on Saturday, May 7, 2022, Salina Police Officers were dispatched to the Salina Regional Health Center (SRHC) Emergency Room, 400 South Santa Fe Avenue, Salina, for a report of two gunshot victims arriving at the Emergency Room. Salina Police Officers arrived at the SRHC Emergency Room, where the two gunshot victims were attended to by Emergency Room personnel. One shooting victim is an 18-year-old female, and the other shooting victim is a 25-year-old male. The 25-year-old male was pronounced deceased by medical staff. Identification of the subjects are not being released at this time.
At approximately 3:34 AM on Saturday, May 7, 2022, Salina Police Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of East Cloud Street, Salina, for a report of a person lying in the front yard who had been shot multiple times. Salina Police Officers located a 23-year-old male subject lying in a yard in the 500 block of East Cloud Street. The male shooting victim did have multiple gunshot wounds and was transported by Salina EMS to the SRHC Emergency Room.
This victim underwent emergency surgery and has been subsequently transferred to a hospital in Wichita, Kansas, with serious injuries. Salina Police Detectives and Crime Scene Technicians are currently working at all locations and interviewing multiple persons. The Saline County Attorney was notified. It appears all shooting victims are related to the incident which occurred on South College Avenue. This investigation is a homicide case, and more information will be released when available.