Olathe police identify victims of double homicide found shot in vehicle early Saturday
Police have identified the victims of a double homicide shot early Saturday in Olathe as a man and woman from Tonganoxie, Kansas.
Angela Santiago, 45, and Jose Arellano-Rascon, 42, were found shot inside a vehicle shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday after officers were notified of shots fired near the 1000 block of East Fredrickson Drive, Olathe police said at the time.
On Sunday, Sgt. Joel Yeldell, a spokesman with the department, also released a photo of the suspect vehicle, a gray Ford F-150. Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the truck.
The truck has a covered bed, tinted windows, six-starred wheels and running boards under the doors. Anyone who sees a truck matching the description should call 911 — they should not approach the vehicle.
“The public information is going to be a key part of this investigation,” Yeldell said.
Police believe the shooting was targeted and that the truck followed the couple to the location of the shooting.
“We don’t have any information that would lead us to believe this is a random act of violence,” Yeldell said. “We do have reason to believe that there was some kind of relationship there, whether known or unknown.”
Santiago and Arellano-Rascon were found shot inside a vehicle near the intersection of East Cedar and South Sunset streets, Yeldell said in a news release Saturday. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
The homicides were Olathe’s first of 2021. Olathe saw two killings in 2020, according to data maintained by The Star.
The suspects were described as four or five males who were in a dark gray pickup truck.
Police ask anyone who lives in the general area and who have a home surveillance system to check their video for the truck from 12:45 a.m. to about 1:30 on Nov. 20.
Anyone with information may call the Olathe Police Department at 913-971-6363 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
This story was originally published November 21, 2021 at 1:09 PM.
