Jun 28, 2022

Kan. murder suspect had stolen gun with high capacity magazine

Posted Jun 28, 2022 1:00 AM
Macormac photo Sedgwick County
Macormac photo Sedgwick County

SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man accused in a Super Bowl weekend killing made his first court appearance Thursday.

Justin Macormac, 25 of Wichita, is charged with two counts of 1st degree murder, aggravated robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

While taking him into custody, officers located a stolen 9mm carbine with a high capacity magazine-photo Wichita Police
While taking him into custody, officers located a stolen 9mm carbine with a high capacity magazine-photo Wichita Police

On Valentine's Day while conducting a follow-up investigations of a drive by shooting that occurred on February 7 near 13th and Lavon in Wichita, investigators identified Macormac as the suspect, according to Officer Charley Davidson.

Officers from the Violent Crimes Community Response Team, along with assistance from the US Marshal’s Task Force, apprehended Macormac at a Wichita gas station.  

While taking him into custody, officers located a stolen 9mm carbine with a high capacity magazine. Macormac is a convicted felon prohibited from possessing a firearm. He was originally booked charges of criminal possession of a firearm, possession of controlled substances, aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm.

His next court appearance is June 30.  He remains jailed on a$250,000 bond, according to the district attorney.