STAFFORD -Law enforcement authorities in Stafford County continue to investigate a fatal shooting.

Just after 11 p.m. on Thursday, officers with Stafford police responded to a residence in the 300 Block of North Keystone.

They made contact with a woman of the home, Misty R. Salem, 35, who was hysterical and shouting that she shot him, according to a media release.

Emergency medical crews found the victim Samuel B. Salem, 41, on the living room floor. He suffered one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second officer recovered a weapon from the yard.

Misty Salem was taken to the Barton County Jail, interviewed, and booked on a 2nd degree murder charge with a $1million dollar bond, according to police.

Two children of the home have been placed with other family members.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the ongoing investigation along with St. John Police Department and the Stafford County Sheriff’s Department.