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Wichita man charged in shooting of 11-year-old girl

Published October 20, 2021 10:20 AM

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 25-year-old Wichita man has been charged in a shooting that injured an 11-year-old girl. Byron Purcell is being held on $250,000 bond after being charged Tuesday in a drive-by shooting on Oct. 12. Police say shots were fired at a house and a girl who was inside lying on a bed was hit by a bullet. Her injuries were not life threatening. Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said investigators believe Purcell was targeting someone who lived at the house. None of the other four people inside the home were injured. Purcell was charged with aggravated battery, criminal discharge of a weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon.

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