Man sentenced to 35 years for fatal shooting in Independence

Published September 1, 2021 3:27 PM

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A 21-year-old Oak Grove man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for a shooting in Independence that killed one person and injured another. Jackson County prosecutors said David Harris was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years for second-degree murder and armed criminal action, and 10 years for assault and armed criminal action. The sentences will run consecutively. Prosecutors said Harris shot and killed 20-year-old Mary Schmitz in September 2018 and wounded another person at an Independence apartment.

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