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Ex-soldier on trial in Kansas homicide

(AP) — A former Fort Riley soldier is on trial this week in the shooting death of a Kansas National Guardsman outside a Manhattan motorcycle club.

Riley County Courthouse
Riley County Courthouse

A jury was chosen Monday in Riley County District Court for the first-degree murder trial of Daniel Parker.

Parker is accused of killing 21-year-old Frederick Beverly, who suffered a fatal head wound early on New Year’s Day of 2012 while manning the gate at the “Assassin Street Rydaz” motorcycle club.

Prosecutors say Parker opened fire from a passing car following a disagreement earlier in the night with a member of the club.

Opening statements in the trial were scheduled to begin Tuesday morning.

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