Apr 11, 2022

Suspect in custody after woman dies in shooting on I-70

Posted Apr 11, 2022 1:56 PM
Eric S. Wymore. Photo courtesy Dickinson County Jail
Eric S. Wymore. Photo courtesy Dickinson County Jail

DICKINSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting on Interstate 70 and have made an arrest.

Just after 9 p.m. Sunday, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office responded to 100 Dakota Drive (Dollar General) in Solomon for a report of a victim who had sustained a gunshot wound, according to a social media report from the sheriff's office.

The investigators learned that 27-year-old Samantha E. Baum of Topeka sustained a single gunshot wound while driving westbound on Interstate 70 near Solomon.

EMS transported Baum to Salina Regional Health Center where she died, according to the sheriff.

As a result of the investigation, deputies arrested 48-year-old Eric S. Wymore of Beulah, Colo., on requested charges of involuntary manslaughter and booked him into the Dickinson County Detention Center where he was held without bond pending his first appearance in court.