Cops Puzzled Over Victim's Death

"WICHITA, KS - Police continue to investigate the deaths of a couple found in their home on South Edwards, officials said tonight.

"Police think the 57-year-old man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. But investigators are still trying to determine how the 36-year-old woman died, said Lt. Ken Landwehr, head of the homicide unit.

"Police found the couple's bodies in their home shortly after 6 p.m. Friday in a small house at 708 S. Edwards.

"The discovery came after someone called 911, asking for police to check on the welfare of a 57-year-old man, said police spokesman Gordon Bassham. Officers had to force their way into the house.

"`Preliminary evidence indicated the woman's death was suspicious,` Bassham said in an e-mail. Police are waiting on a forensic examination to determine how she died, he said."

From The Wichita Eagle...