The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, and the Horton Police Department are investigating a suspicious death after a man was found dead Tuesday afternoon in rural Horton, Kansas.
On Tuesday, Jan. 10, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Brown County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team (CSRT) responded to the scene to investigate.
The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 4 p.m., the Brown County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a woman requesting law enforcement assistance in the 1400 block of K-20 Highway, in Horton. Brown County deputies arrived and discovered a man’s body in the attic of the home. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The man has been identified as Gene A. Dunlap, 56, who lived at the residence where he was found.
An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday. The investigation is ongoing.