WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Wichita woman charged in connection with the shooting death of a 7-year-old boy will go to trial this fall.
Tasha Dillard was arraigned Thursday and is scheduled to stand trial on Sept. 15. She is charged with first-degree murder and six counts of aggravated child endangerment in the March 16 death of Davion Gunter Jr.
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Police say Gunter was shot just after midnight inside a southeast Wichita apartment in the 3700 block of E. Ross Parkway. According to court documents, Dillard and several other adults were drinking tequila in a parked car while young children—ranging in age from 1 to 9—were left unsupervised inside the apartment. At some point, a 4-year-old reportedly found a firearm and accidentally shot Gunter.
Investigators say the gun may have been in Dillard’s purse. According to the probable cause affidavit, Dillard initially denied owning a gun but later acknowledged there could be firearm accessories in the kitchen left behind by her children’s father…