The Wichita Police Department is investigating a homicide after a 67-year-old woman was found inside a suitcase Wednesday evening at Wichita Fire Station 22, 2659 S. Hydraulic.
According to a news release:
At approximately 6:25 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, Wichita Fire Department personnel requested an urgent police response after two individuals arrived at the fire station with a suitcase and reported that a body was inside.
Officers responded and found the woman inside the suitcase. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her body was later transported to the Sedgwick County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The two individuals who brought the suitcase to the fire station are being interviewed by investigators. Detectives are working to determine how the woman and the individuals being interviewed are connected to one another.
Investigators, officers, and crime scene investigators worked throughout the night and into Thursday morning, interviewing numerous individuals, processing evidence and canvassing the surrounding neighborhood for additional information. Detectives continue working to establish a timeline, identify additional locations connected to the case and locate additional witnesses.
Investigators believe they know the woman’s identity, but WPD is awaiting fingerprint confirmation before releasing her name. The woman had been reported missing to law enforcement.
Based on the circumstances known to investigators, WPD is conducting this as a homicide investigation. Detectives continue working to determine the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death and how she came to be brought to the fire station.
At this point in the investigation, investigators have no information indicating an ongoing threat to the public.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available and when doing so will not compromise the investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Wichita Police Department homicide investigators at 316-268-4407.
