Man pleads no contest to second-degree murder charge

A Kansas City, Mo., resident, Antonio A. McGee, 26, pleaded no contest on April 7 in Wyandotte County District Court to a second-degree murder charge.

McGee had been charged in the shooting death of Len W. Mitchell Jr., 21, which occurred March 7, 2015, at a residence in the 1800 block of Rowland Avenue in Kansas City, Kan.

McGee also pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated battery in the shooting of another individual, Len W. Mitchell Sr.

The court found McGee guilty of the charges upon his plea of nolo contendere.

The Mitchells were attending an informal gathering of friends at the residence.

Sentencing is set for May 20, 2016, in division 16.