Marine veteran allegedly gunned down by husband in attack outside home, police say

A 25-year-old Marine seasoned who was leaving her narration was killed successful a Kansas shooting—allegedly astatine the hands of her estranged husband.

Ivy Unruh died April 20 aft being changeable days earlier extracurricular her northeast Wichita apartment, according to police.

Her husband, 29-year-old Joshua Orlando, has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder, according to tribunal records. He remains jailed connected a $1.5 cardinal enslaved aft making his archetypal tribunal appearance, with a preliminary proceeding scheduled for May 5.

Authorities accidental Unruh was changeable the greeting of April 17 and rushed to a infirmary successful captious condition, wherever she aboriginal died. Orlando was taken into custody soon after. The lawsuit is being investigated arsenic a home unit homicide.

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Joshua Orlando, charged with execution successful the shooting decease of his estranged wife, Ivy Unruh. (Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office)

Police said determination were nary anterior home unit reports successful Wichita involving the couple. Investigators confirmed Unruh had filed for divorcement successful August 2025 and had separated from Orlando. The 2 antecedently lived successful Marion, Kansas.

The U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Unruh served from November 2020 to November 2024, rising to the fertile of sergeant. She worked arsenic a outer transmission strategy relation and was awarded the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War connected Terrorism Service Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.

She deployed to Australia successful 2023 arsenic portion of Marine Rotational Forces – Darwin, and her past work duty was with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 astatine Marine Corps Air Station Miramar successful California, according to the Marine Corps.

Unruh aboriginal worked arsenic a broadcast technologist astatine PBS Kansas, according to her LinkedIn profile.

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Colleagues astatine PBS Kansas were stunned by the news. Station president Victor Hogstrom described the infinitesimal helium learned what happened arsenic shocking and hard to process, telling KAKE News his archetypal absorption was 1 of disbelief. He remembered Unruh arsenic a driven, reliable squad subordinate who was well-liked and respected by those she worked with, adding that she is profoundly missed, according to the outlet.

Ivy Unruh, seen successful an undated photo, during her clip successful the United States Marine Corps. (GoFundMe)

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An undated photograph of Ivy Unruh, who was killed successful an alleged Wichita home unit case. (GoFundMe)

Even aft her death, Unruh continued to service others. Her household said successful a GoFundMe station that she was an organ donor who saved six lives—"six pieces of her that volition unrecorded on."

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"Six humans that inactive person beingness and get to spell location to their families due to the fact that of her," they wrote.

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Veterans enactment a infirmary hallway during an grant locomotion for Marine seasoned Ivy Unruh. (Victor Buckner Facebook)

Members of the seasoned assemblage besides honored her last enactment of service. An American Legion station successful Mulvane, Kansas, held an grant locomotion arsenic Unruh was taken to donate her organs, recognizing her arsenic a erstwhile Marine.

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Loved ones accidental they besides anticipation her communicative raises consciousness astir the dangers of home violence.

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Ivy Unruh is remembered by household arsenic a beardown and courageous Marine veteran. (GoFundMe)

Wichita constabulary spokesperson Kris Gupilan urged anyone experiencing maltreatment to question help, saying successful comments reported by KAKE News, "If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize is experiencing home violence, delight cognize that resources are disposable and you are not alone. Help is available."

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The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to PBS Kansas and the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office for further comment.