Emma Prieto, 31, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in her Dodge City, Kansas home on October 20, 2025. Police were alerted to shots fired in the 3000 block of Gary Avenue just before 6 a.m.; while officers were en route, a 31-year-old man identified as Prieto’s husband walked into the Dodge City Police Department and confessed to shooting her. Responding officers located Prieto at the address indicated and she was pronounced dead at the scene after first responders attempted life-saving measures.

The husband was taken into custody at the police department without incident and has been lodged in the Ford County Jail. A criminal case for first-degree murder is expected to be submitted to the Ford County Attorney’s Office and the investigation remains active.

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