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Kan. man sentenced to 30 years for shooting at police

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for firing shots at Wichita police officers during a car chase.

The Wichita Eagle  reports 29-year-old Tyler Deck was sentenced last week. He had pleaded guilty in March to two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of robbery in a separate case.

According to police, a pursuit ensued after a dispute on Sept. 6, 2014, at a convenience store escalated and shots were fired. Authorities say Deck fled in a vehicle and he fired shots at police before the driver of his car lost control and crashed. Police say Deck continued to shoot at officers as he fled on foot. No officers were injured.

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