WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Kansas man has been sentenced to over 50 years in prison for a deadly 2024 shooting spree that ended when police shot him.
Jose Acosta, 33, pleaded guilty in May to second-degree murder, aggravated robbery, criminal discharge of a firearm, attempted aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, criminal possession of a firearm, and two counts of battery.
It happened on Nov. 22, 2024. Officers from the Wichita Police Department responded to several crimes that happened in less than an hour:
- 8:49 p.m. – Myron Tucker, 40, was fatally shot near 13th Street and Main Street.
- 8:52 p.m. – Officers responded to a shooting report near 13th Street and Broadway. Two people riding bicycles told officers that they had heard gunshots initially coming from Main Street, but also from the south. Officers headed to 14th Street and Otis Avenue, where they encountered a man who pistol-whipped one of the bicyclists, pointed his gun at another bicyclist, and stole his bicycle.
- 8:56 p.m. – The suspect shot at a home in the 1400 block of N. Otis while he was walking with the stolen bicycle. A man who was inside the home was narrowly missed, but his dog was shot. Police then heard gunshots coming from the direction of Broadway.
- 9:16 p.m. – Officers were flagged down by a man who said that someone on a bicycle tried to carjack him. The man was able to drive off, but the suspect shot at him, and one bullet managed to strike his headrest.
- 9:20 p.m. – Police heard gunshots coming from 11th Street and Broadway, where they determined the suspect shot at another person who ran off. After that, the suspect went across the street to a convenience store, where he confronted a woman and shot at her. Officers heard the gunshots and drove to the location.
- 9:26 p.m. – Officers got out of their vehicle and told the suspect to get on the ground several times. Instead of getting on the ground, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a handgun. Officers told the suspect to drop the gun and get on the ground, but he pointed the gun at officers. Police shot the man, striking him several times.
Acosta was critically injured and taken to a local hospital for treatment. After he was discharged from the hospital, he was taken into custody and formally charged…