A famed “Transgender House” in Kansas suffered massive damage during a police standoff with a murder suspect. Images captured by local news show the landmark with shattered windows and broken entryways.

The Topeka Police Department said the building, called the Mott House, was damaged after Carlos Slaughter, a homicide suspect, barricaded himself inside the house. The 51-year-old was wanted in connection to his wife’s death. Slaughter’s wife died after a house fire in Oklahoma City. Authorities found Kellie Slaughter with critical “injuries consistent with homicide,” and she was pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal.

Topeka Police were informed Carlos Slaughter was suspected of being in the community, and approached him on the same block as the Mott House. A news release said Slaughter then barricaded himself inside the home.

Police began a standoff at the home around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening, and forcibly entered the home at 4 a.m. on Wednesday, where they found Slaughter dead of an apparent suicide, according to a Topeka Fox affiliate WDAF.

It remains unclear who extensively damaged the home, which was established as a symbol of diversity for almost a decade. Planting Peace, which is headquartered in the “Equality House” next door, painted the home in the colors of the transgender flag in 2016. It was renamed in 2019 for late transgender activist Stephanie Mott, former chair of Equality Kansas and founder of the Kansas Statewide Transgender Education Project.

Both the rainbow-colored Equality House and the pink, white, and blue Mott House are neighbors to the headquarters of the Westboro Baptist Church, a notorious anti-LGBTQ+ religious group founded by Fred Phelps.

Planting Peace accepts donations to help preserve the Mott House.

Local leaders lamented the damage to the landmark.

“We recognize that the recent incident involving the Mott House has had an emotional impact on many. Together with the Equality House, this space has long served as a visible symbol of love and inclusion in Topeka,” said Sean Dixon, president of Visit Topeka.

“Each year, thousands of visitors stop to leave messages of support on the Equality House wall. Our thoughts are with those affected, and we remain committed to supporting the people and places that foster understanding and unity in our community.”