A 31-year-old Kansas woman, Margaret Shafe, will spend decades behind bars for the 2024 murder of her husband, Greg Shafe, a U.S. Army soldier. Greg was holding their 11-month-old daughter when Margaret fatally shot him in the face.

According to a release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Kansas, Margaret was sentenced to 293 months (more than 24 years) in prison. She was found guilty of second-degree murder on February 14, 2025, in connection with the 2024 killing of her husband at their home on the Fort Riley military base.

“Margaret Shafe deserves to go to prison. The evidence in this case showed she murdered her husband while the couple’s two young daughters were in the home,” U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser said. “The Court heard brave testimony from Ms. Shafe’s o

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