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Man found guilty in 2018 Olathe murder of 17-year-old boy

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A jury found Malik Jamal Delva guilty of first-degree murder Thursday for the 2018 murder of Daniel Bowden, who was 17, in Olathe, according to a Johnson County District Attorney press release.

Two other men, Angelo Monteleone and Isaiah Wisinger, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to Bowden's death.

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Delva, who was 22 years-old at the time of the murder, was also charged with distribution of marijuana.

On June 15, 2018, police dispatched to the 100 block of South Clairborne Road on a report of an armed disturbance.

Bowden was shot in the midst of an altercation between two groups, per the release. He was transported to a hospital where he later died.