(Update 2:14 p.m.) – Krug Park is back open but police are continuing to investigate after a woman’s body was found in the park over the weekend.
At 2:15 p.m. police issued a Nixle alert to say the park is now open.
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(11:15 a.m.) – Krug Park remains closed as police continue to investigate a possible homicide after a woman’s body was found over the weekend.
Capt. Jeff Wilson said authorities have been investigating since around 9:20 a.m. Sunday after a runner found the body in the Krug Park area off of the bike trails.
“There’s a lot of moving parts in this investigation so there’s little information that can be released at this time,” Wilson said. “We spent the day yesterday running down leads and the crime scene investigators spent the entire day working the crime scene in the Krug Park area. They will continue that work throughout the day today.”
Wilson said the body has been sent off for an autopsy in Kansas City, Kan.
Police are not yet releasing the woman’s identity or a cause of death. As we previously reported, police have said the victim is a female in her late teens to early 20s. Police currently do not have anyone in custody in connection with the investigation.
“We’ll continue to update you as more information comes in that we are able to release,” Wilson said. “There is a lot of moving parts and a lot of people that need to be spoke with.”
He said he anticipates the park which has been shutdown since Sunday morning will reopen later today.
“When the park is released I feel it is perfectly safe to conduct business as normal in the park area,” Wilson said.