Leavenworth, KS: Man Kills Self After Wife Files For Divorce

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- Leavenworth police said a man who shot his estranged wife on Wednesday later killed himself.
Police said the Amber Robinson filed for divorce on Wednesday to end what officers called a volatile marriage. A few hours after the filing, Alan Robinson shot her three times and then took his own life, police said.
"She went to his mother's house to drop the children off so she could visit with them," said Maj. Robert Smith from the Leavenworth Police Department.
Police said Alan Robinson was hiding near his mother's house at Rees Street and Third Avenue, and when Amber Robinson got back into her van he ran up to her window and shot her three times -- once in the head and twice in the shoulder.
"When the officers arrived at that time she was still conscious and able to tell us that her husband had shot her," Smith said.
Police said they went to the Robinson's house on Central and Randolph streets to find Alan Robinson but the door was locked so they left.
"We were later called back there by his family who had forced entry into the house and found him in the basement," Smith said. "He had taken his life."

The Robinsons have two young children. Amber Robinson remained in critical condition at a local hospital on Friday, but relatives said she was showing signs of improvement.
Police said they were told the couple had a history of domestic violence but officers had never been called to their house. They add that Alan Robinson had no criminal record.