A female PBS engineer and retired Marine has been shot dead outside her home in broad daylight by her estranged husband, according to police.
Ivy Unruh, 25, was gunned down in north-east Wichita, Kansas, at about 8am on Friday, and Joshua Orlando, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder.
Wichita Police spokesman Kris Gupilan said Unruh suffered a gunshot wound to her upper body and was taken to the hospital, where she died three days later.
Gupilan added that Orlando called 911 from the site of the shooting, which is 'being investigated as a domestic-related incident.' He was arrested at the scene.
Unruh's family said she was the victim of domestic violence and 'had the courage to walk away from a dangerous situation, yet tragically, her life was still taken.'
They remembered her as an ex-Marine who 'served her country with honor, strength and selflessness,' adding that she donated her organs after her death.
'To those who knew her, she was more than a Marine - she was a daughter, a sister, and a friend who brought light into the lives of others,' they wrote on GoFundMe.
'As you all are aware, Ivy was an organ donor and planned to continue being a hero and saving lives even after she was no longer with us.
Female PBS engineer and retired Marine Ivy Unruh, 25, has been shot dead in broad daylight outside her home by her estranged husband, according to Wichita Police in Kansas
Joshua Orlando, 29, has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder, per jail records
'We have received news from the organ donor team and Ivy saved six people in total.
'Six pieces of her that will live on. Six humans that still have life and get to go home to their families because of her.
Ivy Unruh, 25, was a former US Marine
'She saved those six people but it will impact well beyond that for every loved one that gets to hug their family member a little longer.'
Wichita Police Department said a gun was discovered at the scene on 7272 E. 37th St, and Orlando was taken into custody.
Orlando was booked at the Sedgwick County Jail on Saturday night on a charge of aggravated battery, which was upgraded to first-degree murder after Unruh died.
Jailhouse records show he is being held on a $1.5 million bond.
He showed little expression in his booking photograph.
Victor Hogstrom, president of PBS Kansas where Unruh worked, said the newsroom has been devastated by her death.
Unruh's family said she was the victim of domestic violence and 'had the courage to walk away from a dangerous situation, yet tragically, her life was still taken'
'To those who knew her, she was more than a Marine - she was a daughter, a sister, and a friend who brought light into the lives of others,' Unruh's family wrote on GoFundMe
'I heard about it and the first thing I did was slam the desk with my two hands - bang, what? That was my reaction. I couldn't believe it,' Hogstrom told the New York Post.
Hogstrom added that Unruh was 'very motivated' and 'trustworthy.'
'She worked with people well. She was smart and very intelligent,' he said.
'She was a good employee. We're all missing her from here, a very dependable person.'
Gupilan said the investigation is ongoing and more information will be released in due course.
The Daily Mail reached out to the local police and District Attorney for comment.