Woman shot and killed her boyfriend on his birthday after trying to run him over with a Jeep
Inset left: Amunique Cavitt (Sedgwick County Jail). Inset right: Norman Carter III (Obituary). Background: The residential street where Cavitt shot and killed Carter in Wichita, Kan. (Google Maps).
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A Kansas woman has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for fatally shooting her boyfriend on his birthday.
In December 2025, a jury found 21-year-old Amunique Schare Cavitt guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 33-year-old Norman Eugene “Tray” Carter III.
On Friday, the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Cavitt was sentenced to 13 years and nine months behind bars. The shooting occurred on April 23, 2024, outside a residence on North Minnesota Avenue in Wichita.
Authorities responded to reports of a shooting around 12:15 p.m. and found Carter with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body, according to Wichita-based ABC affiliate KAKE. He was transported to a nearby hospital but later died from his injuries.
Court records show that earlier that day, Cavitt and Carter had been driving together when an argument erupted. Cavitt told police that Carter had slapped her, struck her head multiple times, and tried to strangle her. Officers noted scratches on her neck but no other visible injuries, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Wichita-based NBC and Telemundo affiliate KSN-TV.
At the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and 13th Street, Carter exited the Jeep. One witness reported that Cavitt appeared to attempt to run him over before getting out of the vehicle and firing at him. The shooting continued even after Carter was on the ground, with police recovering seven shell casings near his body, according to charging documents obtained by The Wichita Eagle.
Carter’s obituary described him as a talented, creative, and passionate father who cherished his daughter Nakori above all else.
Cavitt was arrested later that afternoon and charged with first-degree murder. She was held in the Sedgwick County Jail on $1 million bond throughout her trial. While the jury could have convicted her of first-degree murder, they instead returned a verdict of second-degree murder.
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