Man pleads guilty to murdering mother-in-law at home near Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A man has admitted to killing his mother-in-law in her home near Wichita in front of his 8-year-old son.

Stephen Rogers pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder and aggravated child endangerment.

The murder happened in July at the Longbranch Mobile Home Community at 47th Street South and Webb Road.

Authorities said the victim, 49-year-old Sharmaine Burke, called 911 to report that Rogers was drunk and threatening her with a gun. She told dispatchers that her 8-year-old grandson (Rogers’ son) was also in the room.

Three shots rang out over the phone, and when first responders arrived, Burke was dead…

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