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Suspect in deadly Kansas club shooting arrested in Arizona

Published October 9, 2021 1:39 PM

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A suspect in last month’s deadly shooting at a downtown Wichita, Kansas, nightclub has been arrested in Arizona. Wichita police said in a news release that 23-year-old Keshawn Maurice Dawson was taken into custody Friday in Phoenix with assistance from the United States Marshal’s Service. The Wichita Eagle reports that authorities are seeking extradition. Dawson is wanted in Kansas on murder and other charges in the Sept. 7 shooting that killed 34-year-old Preston Spencer and wounded five women. Police said he got kicked out of the Enigma Club & Lounge after a fight. Detectives believe he then returned and opened fire.

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