After woman is shot in western Kansas, police find suspect 700 miles away in Missouri
After a woman was shot and killed in northwestern Kansas, police found a suspect in the shooting more than 700 miles away in Missouri, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Monday.
The victim, 38-year-old Lori Shields, was found shot about 3:40 p.m. Sunday inside a house on U.S. Highway 36 in rural Norton, Kansas.
On Monday, the Norton County Sheriff’s Office and the KBI identified the suspect as Damien L. Shields, 42. Shields, who authorities identified as the husband of the victim, was arrested on first-degree murder charges.
About 2:40 a.m. Monday in Cape Girardeau, in southeastern Missouri, police responded to a report of a person calling for help from a hotel room.
Arriving officers found Damien Shields suffering from a gunshot wound that police said appeared to be self-inflicted.
They learned that he was being sought in connection with the shooting in Kansas and arrested him, according to authorities.
This story was originally published April 8, 2019 at 1:44 PM.
