SEDGWICK COUNTY— An illegal alien arrested in connection with an unintentional shooting that injured a 12-year-old Kansas girl is due back in court on Thursday afternoon.
Diego Moreno-Espinoza, 19, is scheduled to attend an arraignment hearing before Judge Eric Williams, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. The judge is expected to determine whether there is enough evidence for the case to move to a trial.
In July Moreno-Espinoza was charged with one count of aggravated battery, according the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Just before 9a.m. July 3., police responded to a shooting with injury call in the area of South Hillside and George Washington Boulevard in Wichita, according to Wichita Police spokesman Bradly Wright.
Once on the scene, officers located a 12-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to her stomach. EMS arrived and took her to a hospital in serious but stable condition.
Based on preliminary investigations, police believe the 12-year-old was accidentally shot by Moreno-Espinoza in the 2300 block of South Laura Street. Wichita police arrested Moreno-Espinoza who is also being held for federal immigration and custom enforcement.