Teenager arrested in Garden City mother’s shooting death

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) – Garden City police say a 15-year-old is in custody in the shooting death of his mother.

Police say in a news release that the teenager reported Monday afternoon that he had shot his mother inside their home.

When officers arrived at the home, they found 34-year-old Mallory Hernandez suffering from several gunshot wounds.She died later at a Garden City hospital.

The teenager was at the home and surrendered to police.

He is being held at the Southwest Kansas Regional Detention Center on suspicion of first-degree murder.

Police did not release further details.