INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (AP) - A Coffeyville man has been arrested and jailed after a woman died in a drive-by shooting in Independence, The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Monday.
Benjamin Mason, 18, was arrested as his home Sunday on a possible charge of first-degree murder.
Kimberly Meeks, 19, was shot to death as she walked with a man in Independence Saturday evening. Witnesses said someone fired shots from a passing car, The KBI said. Meeks died at the scene. The man ran from the scene.
Investigators have not revealed a motive for the shooting.
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