Crime

Police arrest man in connection with suspicious death in Olathe

Olathe police arrested a 36-year-old man Sunday in connection with a suspicious Saturday evening death that was being investigated as a homicide.

Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of South Walnut Street about 9:30 p.m. and found a deceased man in a residence. He appeared to have a single gunshot wound in the upper body.

Police did not identify the victim, and have not released the name of the man arrested.

The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information was asked to call the Olathe Police Department, 913-971-6950, or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Edward M. Eveld, eeveld@kcstar.com

This story was originally published March 22, 2015 at 8:26 AM with the headline "Police arrest man in connection with suspicious death in Olathe."

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