WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The man who pleaded guilty to the shooting at the Onyx nightclub in Wichita in October 2023 was sentenced by a judge last Friday.
Terrence Johnson , 33, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder on July 29. Tuesday, he was sentenced to 427 months in prison, which is 35 years and seven months.
The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in the 10000 block of E. Kellogg Drive. Officers were monitoring the nightclub outside when they heard gunshots. They found Jaylon Pete, 23, in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds.
Pete was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A 26-year-old Wichita man and a 24-year-old Wichita man were also shot. Both were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, but police said at the time the injuries were not life-threatening.
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The WPD said Johnson was involved in a disturbance inside Onyx. He went outside to get a gun and tried to go back inside but was unable to because of safety measures implemented by the club’s management.