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The FBI and the Kansas Department of Criminal Justice are

Jan. 4, 2017 by Paul Fletcher

The FBI and the Kansas Department of Criminal Justice are conducting an investigation into his actions.

"Tyler is a criminal defendant charged in the state of Kansas with the murder of a Wichita woman and the aggravated assault, stalking, aggravated battery, and assault, harassment, and false imprisonment of a person," the Kansas Attorney General's Office said.

The FBI's Kansas Special Agent in Charge for the Middle District of Kansas Robert Gennell said his office has been working with the Kansas Attorney General's Office on this case since the investigation began last year. Gennell said the investigation is continuing, and that he expects the case to be filed in the early summer.

The indictment alleges that he, John G. O'Keefe II, and Tyler Barriss, were the victims of a three-day, three-state raid last Sunday in Wichita that left two people dead, including an 18-year-old boy.

The Wichita Police Department said the investigation began when a woman reported that she witnessed two men punching and kicking the victim in the head and neck.

O'Keefe, who was 16 at the time, was found dead on his porch. The next day, police said, the victim's family reported that two of them were murdered.

Police said O'Keefe was also charged with criminal mischief in the first degree.

In a statement, the FBI said:

"While the Kansas Department of Criminal Justice is conducting an ongoing investigation into Tyler's actions, we are aware of a number of others who may have been involved in similar crimes. We are awaiting the outcome of this investigation and will be releasing further information as it becomes available."

O'Keefe is charged with criminal mischief in the first degree, aggravated assault in the third degree, and criminal malicious interference with law enforcement.

The Kansas Attorney General's Office said that it will investigate the investigation and release any additional information as necessary.

The charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.