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The Wichita Police Department is investigating a shooting at a south Wichita nightclub that they say resulted in the city's latest homicide.

Those who live in the area say it is the culmination of months of violence.

Officers responded to a report of a shooting around 3 a.m. Sunday at Big Chub's King of Clubs nightclub in Seneca Square at 31st Street South and Seneca, Deputy Chief Robert Lee said.

Upon arriving, they found a man who had been shot and was in "very critical condition," Lee said.

The man was taken to Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus, where he was pronounced dead.

A crowd of about 100 gathered on Sunday at St. Mark's Church of God in Christ, near Oliver and Ninth, to hear 21 candidates for local, state and congressional offices briefly present their platforms and, even more briefly, answer voter questions.

The event was sponsored by the Wichita Voter Empowerment Association, which co-chairwoman Trudy Baker said comprises 19 local organizations and churches.

"We are not endorsing any one candidate," Baker said. "We just want people to be informed when they go to the polls."

Candidates from a variety of races attended, including candidates for the 84th District House seat and the 8th District State Board of Education.

Also attending was Jim Slattery, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate.