Police have arrested a family member after a woman was found dead in Olathe on Saturday evening.
Officers responded to the 1000 block of East Oakview Street around 5:53 p.m., where they found an unresponsive 72-year-old woman with “significant injuries,” said Sgt. John Moncayo, an Olathe police spokesman.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police took a 40-year-old male relative into custody and held him for 48 hours for investigation. All parties involved have been contacted and police say there is no safety risk to the public.
The incident was the second homicide in Olathe this year, according to data obtained by The Star.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 913-971-6363 or the anonymous TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
