A jury found a Leavenworth, Kansas, man guilty on multiple charges Wednesday after a three-day trial.

Emanuel J. Dickerson, 32, was convicted of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery, criminal discharge of a firearm, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement and interference with a law enforcement officer, Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson announced. Dickerson pleaded not guilty to all of the charges in May 2025, court records show. Advertisement

Court documents said that Dickerson approached a parked car at an apartment complex in southern Leavenworth on Oct. 26, 2024. He shot into the vehicle multiple times, striking two people.

He did this while wearing a gorilla Halloween mask, Thompson’s office said, in an attempt to conceal his identity.

A warrant was is

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