Woman identified in rural Kearney County attempted murder-suicide

KEARNEY COUNTY, Neb. (KSNB) - The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) is still investigating an attempted murder-suicide in rural Kearney County that left a 40-year-old woman dead and three children injured Saturday.

NSP identified the woman as Jamie Kruger. Kruger was the mother of the three children authorities found with apparent gunshot wounds.

The three children, all under the age of 12, were transported by ambulance to CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney for treatment. Two of the children have since been transferred to Children’s Hospital in Omaha.

According to NSP, all three children suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The death investigation is being conducted by the Nebraska State Patrol with assistance from the Kearney County Sheriff’s Office and Kearney County Attorney’s Office.

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