SEDGWICK COUNTY—A man who randoly shot at vehicles on a Kansas highway in 2024 is going to avoid any further jail time.
On Monday, Sedgwick County Judge Christopher Magana sentenced 21-year-old Kamil Lweno of Wichita to probation, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Lweno was charged with three counts of criminal discharge of a firearm, aggravated assault, and criminal damage to property, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
In March of 2024, police responded to reports of a suspicious individual wielding a weapon in the vicinity of Interstate 235 and Central in Wichita, according to Wichita Police Lt. Aaron Moses.
Callers reported gunshots and observed a man walking along the median of the highway shooting a gun.
Simultaneously, officers were dispatched to an undisclosed accident scene near 1900 N Westdale, where they discovered a Gray Jeep Grand Cherokee involved in a single-vehicle collision, abandoned at the scene.
Upon arrival in the area, officers apprehended a man later identified as Kamil Lweno in the 1800 block of N. Interstate 235, matching the description of the suspected shooter.
Police took him into custody without resistance. Subsequent investigation revealed the shooting suspect as the registered owner of the abandoned vehicle.
Law enforcement officers recovered a firearm and multiple spent cartridge casings. During the investigation, officers identified three individuals who reported their vehicles being targets of gunfire during the incident. The victims, a 28-year-old man, an 18-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman, were unrelated to each other or the suspect. There were no reported injuries.