Kansas man sentenced in shooting death of McConnell airman
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 28-year-old Wichita man has been sentenced to 27.5 years in prison for shooting into a crowd of people at a party, killing a man from South Carolina and injuring three others. Markeithen “Red” McClaine was sentenced Thursday for the July 2019 shooting that killed 20-year-old Airman 1st Class Chancelor Williams, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, who was stationed at McConnell Air Force Base. McClaine pleaded guilty in February to second-degree murder and three counts of attempted second-degree murder . Prosecutors said McClaine fired at least six shots into a crowd who had gathered to celebrate an upcoming Air Force deployment.