FROM:
Don Scheibler
Chief of Police
Hays, KS
CONTACT PERSON:
Jeff Ridgway
Detective
Hays Police Department
(785) 625-1030
jridgway@haysusa.com
DATE: July 16, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SUBJECT: Suspect Found Deceased
On July 14, 2019 the Hays Police Department received a report of a possible aggravated burglary and sexual assault in the SW part of Hays that had occurred during the early morning hours of July 14, 2019. Law Enforcement's investigation identified a possible suspect.
A search warrant was obtained from the Ellis County District Court to search the home of the suspect for evidence of the alleged crimes. The Hays Police Department’s Special Situation Response Team served the search warrant July 14, 2019 at 8:14pm, and found the suspect deceased from an apparent suicide.
The Hays Police Department and Kansas Bureau of Investigations are assisting the Ellis County Coroner’s Office with the death investigation. No further information will be released.