WICHITA, Kan. — A 31-year-old Wichita woman is charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man who was run over and then shot.
Charity Blackmon made her first court appearance on Tuesday. She’s charged in the death of 54-year-old Merrill Rabus, who died on Friday while riding his bicycle. Police say Blackmon hit Rabus with her vehicle and then got out of her car and shot him. She left the scene but was arrested after witnesses followed her. Police said Blackmon and Rabus did not know each other.
She is also charged with being a felon in possession of a gun. Bond was set at $250,000.
