Kansas City man sentenced in killing of transgender woman
By Steve Smith •
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A 43-year-old Kansas City man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the shooting death of a transgender woman.
Marcus Lewis was sentenced Thursday in the death of 24-year-old Brooklyn Lindsey. Lewis pleaded guilty in June to voluntary manslaughter, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Lindsey was found dead on the steps of a northeast Kansas City home in June 2019.
Court records indicate Lewis and Lindsey got into a fight before he pulled a gun and shot her.
Prosecutors said after DNA evidence linked Lewis to Lindsey's death, he admitted that he shot her and fled.
