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Police: child victim was not the intended target

By Associated Press

04/16/2021

Leavenworth Police

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — Leavenworth police say a 12-year-old boy who was shot to death outside a pharmacy was not the intended victim.

Police say Brian Henderson Jr., of Kansas City, Missouri, was shot Wednesday night near the Kare Pharmacy in Leavenworth. He died at a Kansas City hospital.

Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens says officers called to the pharmacy didn't find any victims, but were notified later about Henderson's death. Kitchens said it's “very clear” that the child was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Investigators are still trying to determine what prompted the shooting.

According to a release from Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, 25-year-old Darvon Thomas and a 17-year-old are both charged in Leavenworth County in connection with the child’s death. Thomas, of Leavenworth, is charged with first degree felony murder, while the 17-year-old is charged with felony murder and discharge of a firearm into an occupied vehicle.

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