In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old PBS employee and military veteran has died just days after being shot outside her residence, in what authorities believe was a domestic violence attack.
How was Ivy Unruh killed?
According to JcPost, a man in Wichita has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder after the 25-year-old Ivy Unruh succumbed to injuries sustained in a shooting at a local apartment complex.Just after the gunfire after 8 a.m. on April 17 at 272 E. 37th Street, where the police found Unruh's body near Building 5 with a gunshot wound to her upper body. A firearm was recovered at the scene, and she was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
Following this, on Monday, Unruh tragically died due to serious injuries.
GoFundMe | Wichita shooting victim, PBS employee and Marine veteran, remembered as GoFundMe launched Joshua Orlando rebooked on murder charge after Ivy Unruh's death
As per the report, 29-year-old Joshua Orlando, who was married to but later separated from Ivy Unruh's victim, was taken into custody at the scene of the shooting in Wichita. He was initially transported to the Wichita Police Investigations Bureau for questioning and later booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on an aggravated battery charge.Following the death of Ivy Unruh, Orlando was rebooked on Monday night. The case was then presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office, which formally charged him with premeditated first-degree murder on Tuesday morning.
He remains in custody as the investigation continues.
Who was Ivy Unruh?
Ivy Unruh, a 25-year-old engineer working for PBS Kansas, was shot in the upper body outside her apartment in Wichita around 8 a.m. on Friday.According to KAKE, the former Marine was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but later died from her injuries on Monday. While as per the New York Post, Victor Hogstrom, president of PBS Kansas, said the news team was devastated by the loss of their valued colleague.
GoFundMe fundraiser launched for Ivy Unruh's family
Following the tragic incident, a GoFundMe fundraiser campaign has been launched to support the family of Ivy Unruh, with funds intended to help cover funeral expenses.The fundraiser describes her as a US Marine who "served her country with honour, strength, and selflessness" and has so far raised $10,040 of its $11,000 goal. The fundraiser wrote, "To those who knew her, she was more than a Marine - she was a daughter, a sister, and a friend who brought light into the lives of others."
GoFundMe | Tragic death of PBS employee and military veteran in Wichita sparks homicide probe Police confirmed that Unruh and her husband, Joshua Orlando, were married but living separately at the time of the incident. Authorities are treating the case as a domestic violence-related homicide and continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.