Mar 07, 2023

Police: 26-year-old Kansas woman accused of murder

Posted Mar 07, 2023 3:00 PM
Police on the scene of the investigation Monday-photo courtesy WIBW TV
Police on the scene of the investigation Monday-photo courtesy WIBW TV

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a man's murder and have a suspect in custody.

On Monday, the Topeka Police Department received information of a deceased person in the area of SW 3rd St. and SW Harrison Street, according to Lt. Jerry Monasmith.

Sanchez photo Shawnee Co.
Sanchez photo Shawnee Co.

Topeka Police detectives acted on the information and located a man dead in the 200 block of SW Harrison Street.  At the time, police investigated this as a suspicious death.

Early Tuesday, police reported the arrest of 26-year-old  Serena Sanchez of Topeka and transported her to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. She is being held on requested charges of Murder in the 2nd degree; Intentional, according to Monasmith.

Police have not released victim's name or how he died.