Crime & Courts

Wichita police find body inside home after armed standoff ends with an arrest

Wichita police have opened a homicide investigation after a body was found inside a home following an armed standoff.

Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said in a series of tweets Sunday afternoon that an armed standoff on South Market was resolved peacefully. A female suspect was taken into custody after the SWAT standoff.

When officers went into the home, they found the body of a man. Police are investigating his death as a homicide, Ramsay said.

This story was originally published April 19, 2020 at 4:43 PM.

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Jason Tidd
The Wichita Eagle
Jason Tidd is a reporter at The Wichita Eagle covering breaking news, crime and courts.
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