The Saline County Sheriff’s office is investigating the overnight stabbing death of a 13-year-old girl on Remington Road.

Sheriff Glen Kochanowski held a media conference on Friday morning and said the Sheriff’s Office was notified of a stabbing at about 1:45am.

Sheriff Kochanowski said when officers arrived at the scene in Northwest Saline County they found the body of 13-year-old Galazia Niehaus who had been stabbed to death.

“We are currently working the scene and the case along with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, ” Kochanowski said.

The Sheriff did not give any details about a suspect or circumstances surrounding the incident.

“As this case progresses and new information is forwarded it will be given to the County Attorney’s Office.”

Galazia was a student at Ell-Saline.