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DA wants to try 17-year-old as adult for murder of Kansas girl

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors want a 17-year-old to face adult charges in a shooting that left an 18-year-old woman dead.

Police on the scene of the shooting investigation Saturday photo courtesy WIBW TV

The teen suspect faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of Ashley Usher. She was found Saturday afternoon inside a house in Topeka suffering from a gunshot wound and died later at a hospital.

Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay says he plans to ask a court to try the teen as an adult. He also faces charges of interference with law enforcement, theft of a firearm and criminal use of a weapon.

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