Suspect arrested on scene after Morgan Hill motel slaying

Police arrested a 42-year-old man after a woman was killed late Wednesday afternoon at a motel in Morgan Hill, police said.

Officers responded at about 4:40 p.m. to reports of a fight between two people at the Executive Inn Suites Morgan Hill on Condit Road.

At the scene, police said they found a woman unconscious and without a pulse on the motel’s lower floor. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Police located and arrested William Sutherland at the scene on suspicion of homicide.

Anyone with more information on the case can contact Cpl. Mindy Zen at (669) 253-4917 or mindy.zen@morganhill.ca.gov.