A Leavenworth man has been sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison for the shooting death of a young boy. Darvon Thomas, 26, was sentenced Wednesday for second-degree murder in the April 2021 death of Brian Henderson Jr, 12, of Kansas City, Missouri.
Police say the shooting happened in the parking lot of a Leavenworth pharmacy during a gun purchase. Evidence showed the firing occurred when the buyers determined the gun was a BB gun. Henderson was sitting in a car that was shot during the argument.
Another man, Jaylen L. Johnson, is scheduled to go to trial May 9 on a first-degree murder charge in Henderson's death.
