Wichita man sentenced to over 14 years in deadly Haysville shooting

25 October 2023

HAYSVILLE, Kan. (KSNW) — A man from Wichita has been sentenced to over 14 years for a 2018 deadly shooting in Haysville.

According to the Office of the District Attorney, 28-year-old Kenez Carter was sentenced to 14 years and seven months in prison for the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Jaylin Jacobs from Wichita. Four years and five months of the sentencing are for two earlier parole violations.


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According to the DA, the deadly shooting happened on Oct. 28, 2018, at a private party at a club in the 1900 block of Diedrich St.

The DA says the Haysville Police Department found Jacobs lying in the parking lot outside of the club. He died a few moments later.

According to the DA, Carter told police he was at a party with a woman he considered to be like a sister to him and that Jacobs had slapped her.

Carter pled guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter in October 2022.

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