Teen suspect in Towne East shooting will be tried as an adult

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – A suspect who was 17 at the time of a shooting outside Towne East will be tried as an adult.

A Sedgwick County District Court judge granted the state’s motion for adult prosecution. The suspect in the August 2025 shooting faces two counts each of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery, along with one count of criminal use of weapons.

Two victims, aged 15 and 17, were critically injured in the shooting after a fight at the mall escalated to gunfire…

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