The 26-story building formerly known as the Holiday Inn in downtown Wichita intrigued Derek Landwehr during visits to the Wichita RiverFest as a youngster.
His mother provided brief details about what was the tallest building in Kansas until 1987 and is now known as 250 Douglas Place as part of the Garvey Center.
“I pointed to that building, because it’s a striking building,” he said. “’Are there any stories around there? My mom said, ‘There was a shooting there once.’ That was all I could get.’”
Decades later, Landwehr learned much more about that Aug. 11, 1976, sniper attack as he worked as director of photography for the documentary “Long Echo.” The film will debut at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 on KPTS to mark the 50th anniversary.