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WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - The Village Park Woodgate Apartments have been at the center of two headlines for murder in just a few months which has at least one resident wanting to move. Two people have been killed by alleged suspects with guns, one in October and another in December at the apartment complex. One resident says she no longer feels safe . “I do not, not any more,” the unidentified woman said. The woman says she wants leave, finding a place to live where she will not be exposed to such serious crimes, but she says the apartment management is holding her to her lease.  The woman says she would have to spend around $900.00 to break her lease. While breaking a lease can be complicated and costly, there are resources to help negotiate a deal for the tenant. Click here for details. The Wichita Police Department has taken notice of the serious crimes happening at the Village Park Woodgate Apartments and released this statement: “Due to the frequent calls to the apartment comp...

New access gates at the property’s two entrances. Upgraded security cameras . Additional outdoor lighting . Landscaping enhancements. Village Park at Woodgate, an apartment complex in the 5400 block of East 21st Street , is in various stages of change because of a string of high-profile crimes over the past few months: two homicides and police officers being confronted with a gun at an apartment where drugs were allegedly being sold. “There were some violent crimes that occurred,” said Capt. Clay Germany, commander of the Patrol North Bureau . Debrylan Bell, 18, was shot to death in the parking lot of the complex on Oct. 5. Four people were arrested in connection with the homicide, though only two have been charged thus far. Robert Young, 29, was shot several times in a building hallway on the night of Dec. 29 and died early the next morning. A week later, two officers investigating the report of a suspicious character at Woodgate knocked on an apartment door and were greeted by a man...