KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City, Kansas, police say a man has been charged in the death of a neighbor who was hit by a stray bullet while standing in his house. 

James Edward Merritt Jr., is charged with first-degree murder in the March 31 death of 50-year-old Mark Winner. 

Police say Merritt was involved in a shooting outside Winner's home when a stray bullet went through a window and hit Winner, who died at the scene. 

Merrick fled but was arrested earlier this month in Topeka. The investigation into the shooting is continuing.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/5/1622199148244.png" alt="Police at the investigation in March photo courtesy KSHB TV" />
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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City, Kansas, police say a man has been charged in the death of a neighbor who was hit by a stray bullet while standing in his house. James Edward Merritt Jr., is charged with first-degree murder in the March 31 death of 50-year-old Mark Winner. <figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/5/1622489072327.png" alt="Merritt is being held in Wyandotte County" />
 <figcaption>Merritt is being held in Wyandotte County</figcaption>
 </figure>Police say Merritt was involved in a shooting outside Winner's home when a stray bullet went through a window and hit Winner, who died at the scene. Merrick fled but was arrested earlier this month in Topeka. The investigation into the shooting is continuing.

Kansas man charged after neighbor killed by stray bullet