Manhunt under way for man seen dragging a body away before woman was found stabbed to death, police say

Wisconsin police released video of a suspect in the stabbing death of a woman at her Kenosha home on Wednesday.

Kenosha police said they were called to the home near 75th Street and 22nd Avenue for a welfare check on a woman. Her friend told police that her estranged husband had been getting physical with her.

‘I never would have thought nothing of it. He seemed like a cool dude, held the door, he came in with his kids.’

The man identified as Marckus Plaza was seen by police dragging a body in the home.

When they spoke to Plaza, he gave them a fake name, and after they gained entry into the home, he was seen hopping a fence to escape.

The woman was found in the basement stabbed to death, according to police. They also found a phone that was bent in half.

Inside the home were her two children.

Police said Plaza escaped on foot and is looking to find transportation to flee from the area. They described him as a black man weighing about 190 pounds with a height of 5’6″. When last seen, he was wearing dark-colored sweatpants and a white tank top.

They also released a video of the man hopping a fence into what appears to be a neighbor’s yard to escape police.

WDJT-TV reported that court documents indicated the woman had obtained a restraining order against Plaza.

He is charged with first-degree intentional homicide using a dangerous weapon.

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A resident of the area said he had encountered Plaza before the incident.

“I’ve seen him at the gas station before,” Bobby Johnson said. “I never would have thought nothing of it. He seemed like a cool dude, held the door, he came in with his kids.”

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