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Woman dies after shooting in Liberal; police seek suspect

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LIBERAL – Police are looking for a man in the fatal shooting of a woman in southwest Kansas.

Liberal police say emergency responders found a 40-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man shot early Monday after a dispute involving several people in a parking lot in Liberal. The woman later died at a Wichita hospital and the man is in critical condition. Their names have not been released.

One man has been arrested. Police are still looking for a 34-year-old black male about 6-feet tall and 200 pounds. He has several tattoos, including a skull on his upper right arm and the phrase, “CREEK $IDE POSSE,” on his left forearm.

He might be driving a black and white 2008 Dodge Charger with Kansas license plate 791EGC.

This story was originally published June 7, 2016 at 8:34 AM with the headline "Woman dies after shooting in Liberal; police seek suspect."

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