Pittsburg Police Lt. Rebekah Lynch states, one girl died on the scene. A second survived and is steady.

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Late Friday evening simply earlier than 11 p.m. Pitt Dispatch had been alerted to stories of a number of gunshots within the 100 block of W twenty third.

“Officers responded to the world and upon arrival positioned two feminine victims. Officers tried to render medical assist to 40-year-old Stephanie Marie Brief, of Pittsburg, who gave the impression to be affected by a number of gunshot wounds.” —Lt. Rebekah Lynch, Pittsburg Police

First responders instantly rendered life-saving measures nevertheless Brief was pronounced on scene.

A second sufferer, Velma Marie Cubie, 46, of Kansas Metropolis, Mo., additionally struggling gunshot wound was transported to a neighborhood hospital.  Lt. Lynch says the girl is at the moment steady.

James Cornell Hamilton, 39, of Pittsburg was taken into custody on the scene. He was booked within the Crawford County Jail on the next:

• Homicide 1st
• Tried Homicide

Hamilton is being held on a $100,000 bond.

There isn’t any additional menace to the general public.

Pittsburg Police, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Crawford County Sheriff’s workplace are collaborating on the continued investigation. If anybody has info, contact the Pittsburg Police at 620-231-1700, or tip line, 620-231-TIPS (8477). Callers could stay nameless.

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