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Windcrest police on Wednesday arrested a man after he allegedly shot to death a woman in Bets10 her 60s to whom he was related.

Windrest Police Department Chief Al Ballew said officers responded to a welfare check call around 10:10 a.m. in the 8900 block of Willmon Way.

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When they arrived, they found the woman dead from an apparent gunshot wound. A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene within minutes of the arrival of authorities.

The woman was shot to death with a handgun, Ballew said.

Ballew said the victim and the suspect are related, but declined to explain their relation. The woman's identification is being withheld until her next of kin has been notified.

Police are currently investigating the fatal shooting.

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