SEDGWICK COUNTY—A woman is going to prison for the shooting death of her boyfriend on his birthday.
On Friday Judge Tyler Roush sentenced 21-year-old Amunique Cavitt of Wichita to 165 months in prison, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office..
In December a jury found her guilty of 2nd degree intentional murder with a domestic violence finding, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Around noon April 23, 2024, police responded to the 1400 block of Minnesota Avenue in Wichita following reports of a shooting., according to police spokesman Andrew Ford. First responders found 34-year-old Norman E. Carter III with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.
Responding officers immediately started life-saving measures until Sedgwick County EMS arrived and transported Carter to a local hospital. He was pronounced dead at 1:01 p.m, according to Ford. It was his birthday, according to his obituary.
Police detained a person of interest in their investigation and later booked Cavitt into jail.