WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A woman is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder after the hostess died when she was hit by a vehicle after an argument.

Wichita police say 31-year-old Lydia Treto was killed Sunday evening after she was struck by a vehicle in the backyard of her home in south Wichita.

Lt. Todd Ojile says the death appeared to be deliberate.

Police say the suspect and victim argued and the suspect was asked to leave. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1IHPUfv ) witnesses told police when Treto and a man came into the backyard, the suspect drove her vehicle, with her two young children inside, through the fence into the backyard and struck Treto, killing her.

The 31-year-old suspect fled but was arrested later and is being held in the Sedgwick County jail.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say a 31-year-old woman was killed when she was hit by a vehicle during a party at a home in south Wichita.

KFDI reports police Lt. Scott Brunow said police responded to the party Sunday night, after receiving reports that someone had been critically injured during a disturbance at a small gathering at the home.

He says a 31-year-old woman in the home’s back yard was hit by a vehicle that was leaving the gathering. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are searching for an early 2000s maroon Ford Explorer with heavy damage to the front end.