By Associated Press - Tuesday, February 9, 2021

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A man was charged Tuesday with two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of a young couple in Wichita.

Prosecutors accuse Dontenize Lamar Kelly, 22, of killing Michael Beasley, 17, and Beasley’s 18-year-old girlfriend, Kaylah Blackmon.

Beasley’s body was found Feb. 1 outside an abandoned church. At the time, authorities said Blackmon might be in danger and launched a search. Her body was found three days later inside her truck at a Wichita apartment complex.



Police have not released information on a possible motive for the slayings.

Kelly’s next court appearance is scheduled for March 1.

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