Case advances in Wichita laundromat shooting sparked by sandwich

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A judge ruled on Thursday that a case connected to a sandwich-fueled argument and shooting in a Wichita laundromat can move forward.

Zakariye Ahmed, 22, was bound over for trial on charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery, two counts of aggravated assault and criminal possession of a weapon.

According to court documents, the shooting happened in April inside Lincoln East Laundry.

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It escalated from a fight between Ahmed and a 60-year-old man. According to an affidavit by a Wichita police detective, Ahmed approached the man and asked about his chicken sandwich. This made the man angry, according to Ahmed, who told police the man then disrespected his religion…

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