KCPD investigates suspected murder-suicide after woman, man found dead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide involving a couple.
Police had announced earlier in the week that they were investigating the death of a woman who was found during a welfare check Tuesday night inside a home on Blue Ridge Boulevard near East 90th Street.
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The woman has since been identified as 67-year-old Shelli Perrey. Police have not said how Perrey died but said they were investigating her death as a homicide.
On Friday, police shared an update on the case. Through investigation, the department said, detectives identified a person they wanted to question: a 60-year-old man who was in a relationship with the victim.
During a search for the man on Wednesday, detectives found his vehicle near Kansas City International Airport. Inside the vehicle, police found the man's body. Police said it appeared that he took his own life.
FOX4 is not identifying the man because he has not been formally named as a suspect.
The case remained under investigation Friday.
Anyone with information is asked to call the KCPD Homicide Unit at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
If you're having suicidal thoughts or a mental health crisis, call or text 988 or call the at 800-273-8255. Veterans can press '1' after dialing 988 to connect directly to the Veterans Crisis Lifeline. For texts, veterans should continue to text the Veterans Crisis Lifeline short code: 838255.
Kansas City residents can find local mental health resources .
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