May 15, 2025

Bank robbery suspect accused of killing Kansas woman

Posted May 15, 2025 1:00 AM
Marshall photo from an arrest in Topeka on March 11 on requested charges of drug possession, driving while suspended and for no registration, according to online jail records.
Marshall photo from an arrest in Topeka on March 11 on requested charges of drug possession, driving while suspended and for no registration, according to online jail records.

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement investigating a bank robbery suspect who died during a police pursuit on Tuesday have released additional details on crimes he is alleged to have committed. 

Just before 9a.m. on Monday, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call of a disturbance near Se 27th Street and SE Minnesota Avenue in Topeka, according to Topeka spokesperson Dan Garrett.

Police arrived in the area to find a woman later identified as 40-year-old Kathleen Hayes of Topeka deceased.

Through the investigation, the suspect in the homicide was identified as 47-year-old Anthony Marshall Jr. of Topeka.  He was the bank robbery suspect involved in a pursuit with the Kansas Highway Patrol on Tuesday. The pursuit ended in Saline County with emergency medical services being requested for a self-inflicted gun shot wound. Marshall died of his injuries.  Marshall and and Hayes were known to each other, according to police.