Man pleads guilty to capital murder in death of Wyandotte County Deputy Elijah Ming

CNN Newsource on October 20, 2026

Shawn Harris was charged with capital murder for the death of Deputy Elijah Ming.

By Addi Weakley

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    KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — The man charged in the 2025 death of Wyandotte County Deputy Elijah Ming pleaded guilty Tuesday to capital murder.

Shawn Harris was charged with capital murder and criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. By pleading guilty to capital murder, the state dismissed the second charge.

Life in prison is the mandatory sentence for capital murder, per the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office.

Harris will be sentenced Dec. 18.

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