WICHITA, Kan. — Police have announced an arrest in the drive-by shooting death of a Wichita man earlier this week.
Police say 21-year-old Jesus Manzano-Legarda was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Jacquez Carter. Investigators have said Carter was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon as he sat inside his vehicle at a Wichita intersection. Police believe Carter was shot by a passenger in a white sport utility vehicle that pulled up beside his car. Carter was shot several times. He sped away, then crashed into a utility pole a few blocks away and died inside his vehicle.
Police have said they don’t believe the shooting was random.
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WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police say a 23-year-old man was killed while sitting in his car at an intersection.
Police say Jacquez Carter was stopped at a red light in southeast Wichita Wednesday when a white SUV stopped beside his vehicle and a passenger inside fired several times at Carter. Carter was shot several times and died at the scene. The vehicle then drove away.
Police said the shooting was not random. No suspects have been publicly identified.
