SEDGWICK COUNTY— A Kansas man has been sentenced for a deadly shooting during a dispute in August of 2020.
A judge sentenced 26-year-old Donovan Harrington, 26, to just over 20 years in prison for the murder of Miguel Tapia, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
A jury found Harrington guilty of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
Just after 7:30 a.m. August 17, 2020, police responded to a shooting call in the 600 block of South Armour Drive in Wichita, according to Officer Kevin Wheeler. Upon arrival, officers located 27-year-old Miguel Tapia outside of a Nissan Pathfinder with gunshot wounds. Tapia was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.
The investigation revealed that Tapia was driving the Pathfinder with a suspect later identified as Harrington and a 19-year-old and 20-year-old females as passengers.
An argument ensued between Harrington and Tapia, and Harrington shot him. Harrington and the passengers ran from the vehicle and flagged down an unknowing driver to get a ride.
Harrington was arrested the following day during a vehicle stop in the 600 block of South Woodlawn, according to Wheeler.
Harrington has previously been convicted on of theft, criminal threat, aggravated robbery, Flee or elude law enforcement with five or more moving violations and was on parole through the Kansas Department of Corrections at the time of the shooting.
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