Crime

Man arrested, faces murder charge after police find Saginaw woman shot in her home

Saginaw police arrested a suspect in the killing of a North Texas attorney who was shot to death in her home.
Saginaw police arrested a suspect in the killing of a North Texas attorney who was shot to death in her home. Courtesy: McClatchy Co.

A 32-year-old man was arrested and faces a murder charge after a woman was found in a home with a fatal gunshot wound earlier this week, the Saginaw Police Department said in a news release Wednesday.

At around 10 p.m. Monday, Saginaw police responded to a house in the 200 block of Lottie Lane after someone reported a woman with a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Officers found a 46-year-old woman, Kimberly Knapp, on a bed with a gunshot wound to her chest. Police applied pressure to her wound until MedStar and the Saginaw Fire Department arrived.

Knapp was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. She was an attorney with an office in Fort Worth, according to her law firm’s website.

Rance Ray Magby, 32, was the only other person in the home, according to the release. Evidence led investigators to believe that Magby was responsible for Knapp’s death, police said.

Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Magby and he was taken into custody.

He is being held on a charge of murder without bond.

The homicide investigation is ongoing, police said.

This story was originally published July 26, 2023 at 7:26 PM.

Nicole Lopez
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Nicole Lopez was a breaking news reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2023 to 2024.
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