UPDATE: Andover police have identified the victim of a weekend homicide as 81-year-old Maryln Valeta Harvey. She was found Sunday afternoon at the Summerfield Senior Living Apartments, and police said she had been beaten. She died later at a hospital.
A 23-year-old Andover man identified as Harvey’s great-grandson was taken into custody in northeast Wichita. He was taken to a hospital for observation after experiencing an apparent drug overdose. When he is released, he will be taken to the Butler County jail. Investigators are continuing to talk to witnesses and collect evidence at the scene of the assault.
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Police in Andover said an 81-year-old woman was beaten to death Sunday at an independent living community, and a relative was later arrested in Wichita.
Andover police chief Buck Buchanan said officers were called to check on the woman’s welfare after calls from family members. They found the woman badly beaten, and she died later at a hospital.
Police in Wichita stopped a 23-year-old man near 13th and Woodlawn, but he tried to get away. He was later arrested at a cemetery near 21st and Oliver. Police said he was under the influence of a narcotic, and they administered Narcan. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation and was to be transferred later to the Butler County jail.
