LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man was sentenced to 12 years Friday in a 2022 Lexington shooting.
Demonte Cowan pleaded guilty on May 8 to manslaughter charges, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and wanton endangerment. The sentencing for the charges will run consecutively.
On June 19, 2022, officers responded to Charles Avenue at 10:43 p.m. to a report of an unresponsive person in a vehicle. When police arrived on the scene, they found 54-year-old Randy Wise suffering from a gunshot wound. Wise was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police initially charged Cowan with murder before pleading guilty to lesser charges.