WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) -- A man charged in the shooting death of a man who was found in the trunk of a car in west Wichita has pleaded guilty in the case. Daitrez Birch, 24, of Wichita, appeared for a preliminary hearing Monday morning in the shooting death of Kyce Barnes, whose body was found in a trunk in west Wichita, a few blocks east of Tyler Road near Kellogg. Police got a call of an abandoned vehicle around 7 a.m. on Aug. 21 and made the discovery. View of the police investigation at Delux Inn on Aug. 21, 2024. (KSN News Photo) Wichita man sentenced in child solicitation case Birch, who had been charged with first-degree murder, waived his right to a preliminary hearing and instead agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder, aggravated burglary, and desecration of remains. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 10. A second suspect in the case, Taryn Bowman, who was arrested for interference with law enforcement; conceal/alter/destroy evidence in a felony case, has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Feb. 11.