Oct 22, 2022

Police: 76-year-old Kan. woman jailed for shooting her husband

Posted Oct 22, 2022 6:00 PM

RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a 76-year-old woman after a shooting Friday night in Ogden.

Just after 9p.m., the Riley County Communications Center received a call from the woman stating she had shot her husband, according to a media release from the Riley County Police Department. When officers arrived on scene, they found a 75-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.

The man was transported to Via Christi in critical condition and later life-flighted to Stormont Vail in Topeka for further treatment.

Just before 1a.m. Saturday, officers arrested Bernice Farmer, 76, of Ogden on requested charges of attempted second-degree murder. She is being held on a $100,000 Bond, according to the RCPD.