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Man serving time for Wichita murder dies in prison

Man serving time for Wichita murder dies in prison

Man serving time for Wichita murder dies in prison

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A Wichita man serving time for a fatal 2023 shooting has died at the Lansing Correctional Facility.

Corrections officials said 25-year-old Angel Pedro Lara died Wednesday morning at a hospital after he became ill Tuesday at the prison clinic.  The cause of death is under investigation.

Lara was serving a 123-month sentence on a conviction of second degree murder out of Sedgwick County.  He was convicted in the May, 2023 shooting death of 31-year-old Chance Martin.  Police said Martin was shot in the Planeview neighborhood after he confronted Lara about a missing scooter.

 

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