SEDGWICK COUNTY— A Kansas woman who shot and killed a man she accused of beating her adult son with a baseball bat is going to prison for sixteen years.
On Thursday, 43-year-old Amber Ahrens was sentenced for the 2020 shooting death of 53-year-old David Leddy outside a Wichita home, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
In November, Ahrens pled guilty to second-degree murder in Leddy's death.
In of 2020, police responded to a disturbance with shots fired at a home in the 1200 block of North Pinecrest in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.
Upon arrival, officers located David Leddy in the front of the residence with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The investigation revealed a disturbance ensued earlier in the day at the home between Leddy and a 19-year-old who did not live there.
During the disturbance, Leddy’s vehicle was damaged, and the 19-year-old was battered. The 19-year-old’s 41-year-old mother identified as Ahrens and three friends, a 44-year-old female, a 54-year-old male, and a 31-year-old female, later arrived at the home. A disturbance then ensued in front of the house, and shots were fired that struck Leddy.
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