FORD COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a murder and have a suspect in custody.

Just after 10:30 a.m. Sunday, deputies with the Ford County Sheriff’s Office received information about a possible homicide inside a Dodge City motel, according to a media release from police.

Members of the Dodge City Police and Ford County Sheriff’s Office located the motel and discovered the body of a 27-year-old female from Howell, KS with a single gunshot wound to the head.

Officers arrested an 18-year-old man from Dodge City for the alleged crime of first degree murder and aggravated robbery.

Police will file the charges with the Ford County Attorney’s Office Monday. Police did not release the name of the victim or the teen suspect.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Dodge City Police.