LAWRENCE, Kan. – Lawrence police said a man has been arrested after a deadly Dec. 27 shooting.
It happened in the 2300 block of West 26th Street. Officers were sent to an apartment there just after 11 p.m., where they found 30-year-old Lei Ala A. Turner with one gunshot wound to the chest.
Police said that Turner died from her injuries despite attempted life-saving treatment.
Monday, Lawrence police said they had arrested 27-year-old Willie Kenith for Turner's death.
He was booked into jail Sunday night on charges of involuntary manslaughter and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Last night, Willie Kenith Franklin, 27, of Lawrence, was arrested for the shooting death of Lei Ala Turner on Wednesday. Franklin has been booked into jail on charges of Involuntary Manslaughter and Felon in possession of a Firearm
— Lawrence Police (@LawrenceKS_PD) January 1, 2018
Police said early information indicates that the shooting may have been accidental.
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