TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Police have made an arrested in the death of a Topeka woman who was killed by a stray bullet as she stood in her front yard.
The shooting happened late the night of Aug. 5 as Jerrie Lyn Ross, 62, was in her yard.
Tony Reece Dante Baird, 29, was arrested late Tuesday, the Capital-Journal reported. He faces charges of first-degree murder, aggravated assault and the reckless criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle.
Police had earlier said they were searching for a suspect seen in video images in the area at the time of the shooting.
Police have said Ross was innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of people shooting at each other. Ross was a real estate and property manager who owned and operated Homes By Ross in Topeka, according to her family.
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