Jun 22, 2022

Kan. man pleads guilty to killing AutoZone store employee

Posted Jun 22, 2022 1:00 PM

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and two counts of attempted robbery in the 2020 shooting death of an AutoZone store employee.

Lucas photo Sedgwick County
Lucas photo Sedgwick County

Television station KAKE reports that Lamonte Lucas entered the pleas last week and will be sentenced on July 22 for the killing of 40-year-old Nick Blue inside the store. Lucas was 18 when police say he went into the store to rob it and shot Blue.

Security camera image of Lucas outside the store -courtesy Wichita Police
Security camera image of Lucas outside the store -courtesy Wichita Police

Police have said three employees also were inside the business at the time of the shooting, but were in other areas of the building and were not injured. Police say surveillance video showed Lucas walk into the store, up to the counter and shoot Blue in the forehead before running out.