Man sentenced to prison after two women killed in Independence shootout

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison in connection with a shootout that killed two women last year in Independence, prosecutors announced this week.

Namphonh Suady pleaded guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court last week to two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm due to Suady being a convicted felon, court records show.

He was originally facing charges of second-degree murder…

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