SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a homicide in Salina and asking the public for help to locate a person-of-interest.
Just before 12:30a.m. Wednesday, police were dispatched to the area of Front Street and Gypsum Avenue for a possible injury motor vehicle accident, according to a media release from Salina Police.
Officers responded and located a white male deceased in the passenger seat of a green 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis.
The victim appeared to have been shot and no one else was in the vehicle. The identity of the victim has not been confirmed at this time.
The Salina Police Department is actively investigating this case as a homicide and has developed Anthony Quentin Lopez-Garcia a person of interest in the case.
He is a 27-year old Hispanic male, 5-foot-8, weighs 170 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Lopez-Garcia may be in a Maroon 2001 Dodge Dakota pickup with Kansas disabled tag B5702. Lopez-Garcia should be considered armed and dangerous.
If you have information about his location or come into contact with him, do not approach or make contact with him, call 911 with the location or information.If you have any information referencing this case or the identification of the individual(s) involved, call Crimestoppers at 825-TIPS, text SATIPS to CRIMES (274637), or visit https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=950 to submit a web tip.