Apr 10, 2020

KBI: 36-year-old NW Kansas woman dies in shooting

Posted Apr 10, 2020 4:40 AM

ROOKS COUNTY —The KBI and the Rooks County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of a woman who was shot in Rooks County.

Just before 11:45 p.m., Wednesday, the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office and EMS were dispatched to the 70o block of Spruce Street in Woodston, after receiving a report that a woman later identified as 36-year-old Charity Northrup had been shot at her residence, according to a media release.

 She was pronounced dead at the scene early Thursday.

The Rooks County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance Thursday at around 1:15 a.m. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to investigate.

No threat to the public is believed to exist related to this incident.