Wichita man gets 44 years for 2023 fatal shooting

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Sedgwick County judge has handed down a sentence of 44 years to a Wichita man who shot and killed Adraine Kenney in Sept. 2023.

The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office told KSN the judge followed the plea agreement and sentenced Matthew Alexander III, 30, to 528 months in prison.

He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and aggravated burglary on May 10.

The shooting happened on Sept. 21, 2023, in the 800 block of S. Mission St. Officers responded to investigate a shooting just before 11:30 p.m. and found Kenney and one other woman shot.

Kenney was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

Police found Alexander III in the 600 block of S. Mission St., and after a brief standoff, he was taken into custody.

The judge also required Alexander III to pay $3,748 to the Kansas Crime Victims Compensation fund.

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