SEDGWICK COUNTY —A registered Kansas sex offender, convicted of rape in 1996, made a first appearance in court Thursday in connection with a murder in November.
On New Year's Eve, police arrested William Lee Gray, 45, in connection with the shooting in a parking lot in the 2000 Block of South Rock Road in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.
At the crime scene on November 17, police located a victim identified as 51-year-old James Storey of Wichita in the driver’s seat of a 2018 Chevy Silverado with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators learned a Dodge Ram pickup driven by Gray was parked next to Storey’s vehicle. The vehicle left for a short time and upon return Gray fired multiple shots at Storey’s driver’s side window striking him.
Gray is charged with first-degree murder and a violation of the offender registration act. He is being held on a total bond of $600,000, according to online jail records.
Gray is being held on a $500,000 bond. Police say he has previously been convicted on charges that include rape and aggravated robbery.