KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a six-year-old boy in 2023 in Kansas City, Kansas, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday.
Lakevis Sloan, 23, shot and killed 6-year-old Sir'Antonio Brown outside the boy's home.
Sloan pleaded guilty in May 2025 in Wyandotte County Court to second-degree murder, aggravated assault and aggravated endangering a child.
Sir'Antonio was playing outside his family's KCK home on May 3, 2023, with a cousin, when masked gunmen unleashed a barrage of gunfire.
Kansas City, Kansas, police said that after the murder, the gunmen fired at least 37 rounds during their ambush.
Police said the intended victim was a 22-year-old relative of Sir'Antonio.
Sloan and a second suspect, a 17-year-old male, were arrested May 18, 2023, while getting off a bus in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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