A Clay County judge on Friday sentenced one of two brothers charged in the shooting outside of North Kansas City High School last year to more than 10 years in a Missouri prison.

Michael Smallwood, 20, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty in March to amended charges of two counts of second-degree assault and one count of unlawful use of a weapon, all felonies. He also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault.

Judge Shane T. Alexander sentenced Smallwood to 7 years for one count of second-degree assault, which involved an innocent bystander, and 4 years for unlawful use of a weapon for bringing a gun into a school. Those sentences are to be served consecutively.

Alexander also sentenced Smallwood to 6 years on the other count of second-degree assault and 1 year for the

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