UPDATE: May 2, 1:30 p.m. | The Olathe Police Department has identified the victim as Karen M. Peterson of Olathe. A suspect has been taken into custody. The case remains under investigation.
The Olathe Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a 75-year-old woman was found dead inside a house Wednesday morning.
At 11:05 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 400 block of North Persimmon Drive to check the welfare of a woman.
Officers arrived and found a woman, 75, dead inside the residence.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation can call the Olathe Police Department at (913) 971-6363 or the TIPS Hotline at (816) 474-8477.
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