UPDATED 7:34 a.m., Wednesday June 17
Janet Willson, the 43-year-old who suffered a gunshot wound to her abdomen on May 26 in rural Saline County died on Tuesday afternoon at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said Willson was shot with a single .410 gauge shotgun.
According to a statement from the Saline County Sherriff's office, the injury is now believed to be self-inflicted.
Timothy Lecklider was booked into the Saline County Jail on charges of attempted murder in connection to the shooting.
On June 10 KBI investigators conducted an interview with the victim and coupled with evidence collected at the scene determined that Lecklider was not involved in the shooting.
An investigation is ongoing. Forensic evidence will take several weeks to process, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan. Salina Post will update this article as new information becomes available
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Saline County Sheriff's Office
On Sunday, May 26, 2024, at about 7:24 p.m. deputies responded to a residence located at 10798 W. Watkins Road in rural Saline County for a report of a female claiming to have been shot by her husband.
Responding deputies found a female, 43, in the yard of the residence with a single .410 Guage shotgun wound to the abdomen.
Deputies took Timothy Lecklider,60, into custody at the scene.
Timothy Lecklider was booked into the Saline County Jail on charges of attempted Murder. On June 10 investigators conducted an interview with the victim and coupled with evidence collected at the scene determined that Lecklider was not involved in the shooting.
On June 10 Lecklider was released from custody.
According to a statement from the Saline County Sherriff's office, the injury is now believed to be self-inflicted.
An investigation is ongoing.
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By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Lead Reporter - Salina Post
A Saline County woman reported that her husband shot her in the stomach with a shotgun Sunday evening, calling while lying in her front yard, where Saline County Sheriff's Office deputies found her.
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said that at 7:24 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, 43-year-old Janet Willson reported that her husband, 60-year-old Timothy Lecklider, shot her in the stomach.
"Deputies that arrived out there on the scene found Janet in the yard, and she was able to come down the driveway to them," Soldan said. "She was transported to Salina Regional, then she had some surgery here and then she was sent to Wichita. As far as I know, she's still in critical condition."
Soldan said the gun Lecklider used was a 0.410 shotgun but did not detail if he shot Willson at point-blank range. Although Willson called Lecklider her husband, Soldan said the pair are not legally married.
Deputies arrested Lecklider without incident and requested charges for attempted murder.
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By SALINA POST
Saline County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Brookville man on Sunday evening.
The Saline County Jail bookings show a 60-year-old Timothy Lecklider was booked into jail on a charge of attempted 1st-degree murder.
Salina Post will update this as more information becomes available. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander told Salina Post more information would be available after the media briefing at 9:40 a.m.