Woman in US arrested for shooting dead Kenyan ex-husband

A woman in Wise County Texas has been arrested by the police after she reportedly murdered her ex husband.

Marie Kendale Kimani, 35, was arrested in her apartment last week after she allegedly shot 40-year-old Jonathan Kimani Tumbo.

According to reports, Mr Tumbo was found by the authorities who were responding to a call from Marie concerning a confrontation between the two.

The police found the lifeless body of Mr Tumbo on the floor who reportedly succumbed to a single gunshot to the chest.

Marie said she got involved in a physical confrontation with Tumbo after she was questioned by the police.

The suspect remained in the Wise County Jail as her bond was set at $1 million bond.