Wichita police identify woman found dead inside suitcase at fire station

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Friday Update: The Wichita Police Department has identified the woman found inside a suitcase Wednesday evening at Wichita Fire Station 22, as Lorretta M. Moody, 67.

WPD continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding Moody’s death as a homicide. Investigators are continuing to interview individuals, review evidence, and work to establish a complete timeline of events.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Wichita Police Department homicide investigators at 316-268-4407.

Case number: 26C179314

Thursday Update: The Wichita Police Department is investigating a homicide after a 67-year-old woman was found inside a suitcase Wednesday evening at Wichita Fire Station 22, 2659 S. Hydraulic.

Around 6:25 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, Wichita Fire Department personnel requested police response after two people arrived at the fire station with a suitcase and said a body was inside.

Officers responded and found the woman inside the suitcase. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her body was later transported to the Sedgwick County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Police said the two people who brought the suitcase to the fire station are being interviewed by investigators. Detectives are working to determine how the woman and the people who brought the suitcase to the fire station are connected.

“Investigators, officers, and crime scene investigators worked throughout the night and into Thursday morning, interviewing numerous individuals, processing evidence and canvassing the surrounding neighborhood for additional information,” said Wichita police in a release. “Detectives continue working to establish a timeline, identify additional locations connected to the case and locate additional witnesses.”

Investigators believe they know the woman’s identity, but WPD is awaiting fingerprint confirmation before releasing her name. The woman had been reported missing to law enforcement, police said.

“Detectives continue working to determine the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death and how she came to be brought to the fire station,” said WPD. “At this point in the investigation, investigators have no information indicating an ongoing threat to the public.”

Police said additional information will be released as it becomes available and “when doing so will not compromise the investigation.”

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Wichita Police Department homicide investigators at 316-268-4407.

Wichita police are investigating after a body was found in the parking lot of a fire station Wednesday evening.

Police responded to Fire Station 22 at 2659 S. Hydraulic at 6:25 p.m. after an individual reported to fire personnel that a body was in the parking lot, according to police.

A person was located and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Investigators are working to determine the circumstances of the death. The investigation remains ongoing, according to police.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.