Shooting suspect found dead in Cherokee County

Following a shooting incident Tuesday afternoon west of Baxter Springs, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies along with other area law enforcement officers conducted a brief manhunt for suspect, 46 year old Joseph Gunsolus.  

According to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, while conducting the search, law enforcement found Gunsolus dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.   

The female victim of the attempted shooting was treated and released from a local hospital according to reports