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Chance Martin

Case from Wichita, KS dated May 10, 2023

Victim Details

Chance Martin

Male

White / Caucasian

Wichita

KS

2023-05-10

31

Chance

Martin

06/25/2026

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In the early evening of May 10, 2023, a dispute in a Wichita, Kansas neighborhood escalated to a fatal conclusion, claiming the life of 31-year-old Chance Martin, a White/Caucasian male. The conflict began when Martin accused Angel Pedro Lara of stealing his scooter. This confrontation led to Lara and his brother driving around the southeast Wichita neighborhood in search of Martin.

Later that evening, around 7 p.m. in the Planeview neighborhood, their search culminated in a street alterc ...
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    I keep thinking about that vigil held for Chance Martin in Wichita. It just shows how much he was tr... ...Read More
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