A woman is charged in connection with a homicide in Leavenworth.

Shortly before 9 p.m. Friday, police received multiple calls of shots fired in the 400 block of South Esplanade.

On arrival, officers discovered Gary Frantz, 54, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a hospital where he died.

Investigators immediately identified a 50-year-old female suspect and contacted area agencies. The Osage County Sheriff's Department and the Kansas Highway Patrol apprehended the suspect in Burlingame, Kansas.

The Leavenworth County Attorney's Office charged Barbara Frantz, 50, with first-degree murder in Gary Frantz's death.

The Leavenworth Police Department continues to investigate this case.

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