Judge lets teen be charged as adult in 2025 Towne East shooting

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Sedgwick County judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can charge a teenager as an adult in a shooting in the Towne East Square parking lot.

The 18-year-old is facing two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated battery and one count of criminal use of a weapon. Since he has not yet been charged as an adult, KSN is not naming him.

He was 17 when the shooting happened on Aug. 8…

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