Kenosha Woman Killed Months After Request for a Restraining Order Was Denied

News Conference: Suspect accused of stabbing estranged wife to death arrested

Watch the Kenosha Police Department share updates on the arrest of Marckus Plaza after a manhunt for the murder suspect.

Man accused in Kenosha homicide in custody

The man charged with killing his estranged wife in Kenosha was found and arrested on Thursday.

Kenosha woman killed months after request for a restraining order was denied

Kenosha Police believe Marckus Plaza killed his estranged wife, former corrections officer Makayla Plaza, Wednesday morning.Court records obtained by TMJ4 News show that Makayla filed a request for a restraining order back in February. She warned that Marckus had access to knives and feared for her safety.In the request, Makayla asked for Marckus to be removed from her home permanently or until the divorce was final. She noted she had most recen…

Kenosha manhunt ends after murder suspect is arrested

UPDATE at 12:35 p.m. on 4/2/2026: Kenosha Police end a manhunt for a murder suspect, arresting 33-year-old Marckus Plaza near a salon at 23rd Avenue and 75th Street on Kenosha’s southwest side. Plaza was taken to the hospital for injuries. Residents in Kenosha were told to shelter in place while the manhunt continued. KENOSHA, Wis. — Residents in Kenosha living near 75th Street and 23rd Avenue are being asked to shelter in place as police contin…

Plaza Arrested; Treated For Self-Inflicted Stab Wounds

Apr. 2, 2026 6:45p (WGTD)---Marckus Plaza was found hiding in the basement of a Kenosha business Thursday afternoon, a little over a day after he allegedly fatally stabbed his estranged wife in the couple's home about a block away. At a news conference Thursday evening, Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton said investigators had developed information indicating that Plaza remained close by. Officers searched the basement of a salon at 75th St. an…