Feb 17, 2026

Sentencing day: Man killed Kansas couple in parking garage

Posted Feb 17, 2026 5:55 PM
Police at the scene of the investigation in 2023-courtesy KWCH
Police at the scene of the investigation in 2023-courtesy KWCH

SEDGWICK COUNTY— A man convicted  of killing two people in a parking garage in Old Town in Wichita is scheduled to learn his fate Tuesday.

 Zachary Ramirez, 21, will appear at a sentencing hearing in Judge Jeffry Goering's courtroom, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

Ramirez photo Sedgwick County
Ramirez photo Sedgwick County

In April of 2024, a jury found him guilty on two counts of first-degree murder, two alternative counts of second-degree murder, criminal discharge of a weapon, aggravated battery and two counts of battery in the deaths of 20-year-old Josephina Lerma-Dominguez and 21-year-old Bryan Lara-Hernandez both of Wichita, according to the district attorney's office.

Just before  4a.m. July 27, 2023, police responded to the 300 block of North Moore after a a street sweeper operator saw two gunshot victims in a vehicle in a parking garage in Wichita's Old Town and called 911, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.

EMS  arrived on the scene and attempted life-saving measures Lerma-Dominguez and Lara-Hernandez died at the scene.