SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas woman in connection with a murder.
Just before 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a larceny that had just occurred at the QuikTrip in the 700 block of South Broadway in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson. A suspect later identified as 22-year-old Jessica Sanders, had attempted to steal items from the business.
An officer located Sanders walking in the area of Orme and Market. As he approached her in his vehicle, he observed Sanders fire a single shot into the ground from a handgun. The officer identified himself and gave her verbal instructions to stop. Sanders ignored the officer and continued to walk away from him and she entered a home in the 800 block of South Market.
As officers worked to contact Sanders inside the home, they observed a man inside the home deceased with a gunshot wound to his upper body. Investigators are working to confirm his identity.
The WPD Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team was sent to the location to assist with the investigation. After several hours, utilizing time, distance, and communication, officers had Sanders exit the home, and she was arrested without further incident.
The investigation revealed Sanders had previously shot the man one time inside the home, causing his fatal injuries. Officers also recovered a handgun inside the house. Additionally, during the investigation, Sanders continually exhibited very erratic behavior, possibly induced by the use of illegal narcotics, according to Davidson.
Sanders is being held on a requested charge of 2nd-degree murder.
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SEDGWICK COUNTY— Police say an armed woman in her 20s has been arrested after a standoff in a Wichita home where the body of a man was found by officers.
The standoff began around noon Sunday when officers were sent to a convenience store for a report of a woman suspected of robbing it.
Police Capt. Windell Nicholson says responding officers spotted the woman later identified as 22-year-old Jessica Sanders, according to Sedgwick County arrest records, at a nearby intersection holding a gun, then heard a gunshot and saw Sanders run into a home.
Several hours later, Sanders came out of the house and was arrested. Inside, police say they found a man in his 60s dead from injuries to his upper body.
Sanders is being held for 2nd degree murder, according to online jail records.
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