Wichita Legion hall homicide suspect charged with murder

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The suspect accused of killing a Wichita man and injuring another during a fight at a local American Legion hall made his first appearance in court Wednesday.

Prosecutors have charged Darrell Buckner, 52, with first-degree murder and aggravated battery in connection with a shooting that killed Anthony Grayson, 55, and injured another man.

The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday at American Legion Post 273 on North Hydraulic Avenue. Wichita police said after a fight at the bar in the venue, Buckner went to his car for a gun.

“Employees attempted to prevent him from reentering, but he pushed past them and went back inside, where another fight broke out,” police said in a news release…

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