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Man sentenced for shooting at police during Wichita protests

Published February 28, 2023 4:39 PM

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting at police during racial protests in Wichita in 2020. Thirty-year-old Henry Parker was sentenced Monday on 21 counts, including aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer. Prosecutors said Parker was arrested after firing shots at officers trying to disperse a crowd early on June 2, 2020. The officers, who were in riot gear and armored vehicles, were not seriously injured. The unrest followed a mostly peaceful protest sparked by the May 25, 2020, killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Parker’s attorney argued during his trial that police arrested the wrong man.

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