LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Police say a Lawrence man charged with fatally shooting his 61-year-old wife did so because of her “ongoing health concerns.”
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Larry Hopkins, 67, appeared Wednesday via video from the Douglas County Jail to be charged. He faces one count of first-degree murder in Tuesday’s killing of Margaret Hopkins.
District Court Judge James George set bond at $150,000 and asked Hopkins if he had anything to say. Hopkins responded that even if he was released on his own recognizance, he had no place to go.
A statement that prosecutors released Wednesday provided no details about the health issues that police allege played a role in the shooting.
If convicted, Hopkins faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years.
