Suspect arrested for murder of Orofino woman

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Authorities have made an arrest in Monday night’s shooting death of a woman in Orofino.

According to the Orofino Police Department, 31-year-old Jessica Colpitts was arrested around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Samantha Fignani.

Fignani was found with a gunshot wound at just before 7:30 p.m. Monday night at a residence on Laqa Avenue.  She was taken to Clearwater Valley Hospital where she was pronounced deceased a short time later.

Colpitts is being held without bail at the Clearwater County Jail.  Bond may be set Wednesday afternoon.

Three search warrants have been served since the shooting and the investigation is ongoing.  (KLER’s C.J. Thompson provided this report.)

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