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Wichita man sentenced for deadly shooting over missing pain pills & a $40 drug debt
Authorities said Vennie Kongvongsay was shot at 86th and Broadway during a confrontation where Jim Sanchez and another man accused him of stealing pain pills. A homeowner in the area found his body.
K-9 Bane died in the line of duty. Wichita man who strangled the dog is going to prison
Kaylon Kirkwood must also pay a $5,000 fine for killing the K-9, plus $38,379.98 in restitution, which includes the cost of a new police dog, training, and Bane’s necropsy and cremation.
Man who pulled gun in smoke shop, was shot multiple times by owner pleads guilty
The smoke shop owner told Wichita police Rayquwon Brazil tried to rob his store on Sept. 27. Brazil claimed he went there to confront the owner about a woman. A shootout sent both to the hospital.
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