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Hearing in Lincoln County shooting death delayed

Joseph Schultz- photo Lincoln County Sheriff
Joseph Schultz- photo Lincoln County Sheriff

LINCOLN COUNTY – A preliminary hearing originally scheduled Tuesday for a Kansas man charged in connection with a fatal shooting has been moved to August, according to the Lincoln County Attorney.

Joseph Allan Schultz, 36, was charged with second-degree murder in the March 5, shooting death of Kevin Kubik, 33, at a rural residence in the 2500 Block of Deer Drive in Beverly.

There was an altercation and Kubik died at the scene, according to Lincoln County Sheriff Michael Weigel.

Schultz remains in custody, according to Weigel.

The KBI was contacted to assist with the investigation.

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