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The search continues for the suspect in the acid attack on a Kan teenager.

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SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement is investigating a violent attack on a Kansas teenager, has made two arrests and continues to search for another suspect.

Shortly after noon on May 26, police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of N Dodge in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Capt. Aaron Moses. The victim in this case, an 18-year-old girl, later arrived at an area hospital with second-degree burns to her face and neck believed to be caused by a suspect throwing an acidic liquid on her during a a physical fight. Police do not believe the attack was a random incident.

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Immediately following the incident, investigators from WPD's Felony Assault Unit along with patrol officers began searching for three suspects. On June 5, officers from the Patrol North Community Response Team located and arrested two 18-year-old suspects. According to Sedgwick County records, Ye'Kira Acoya Hollins and Tayronnia Jontashia West were jailed in connection with the crime. On Friday, West was charged with aggravated battery, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office. Hollins, 18, has met bond requirements and is scheduled to appear in court June 20.

Investigators are still trying to locate a third suspect, a 16-year-old black woman from Topeka.

If you have any information related to this case, please call investigators at 316-268-4407 or make an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

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