16-year-old dies in southeast Topeka shooting

A 16-year-old Topekan was killed in a shooting on Thursday, July 25, 2019, near the SE 37th...
A 16-year-old Topekan was killed in a shooting on Thursday, July 25, 2019, near the SE 37th and Adams St. intersection, TPD says. (WIBW/Eric Ives)(WIBW)
Published: Jul. 25, 2019 at 4:02 PM CDT
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A 16-year-old who was found in his car suffering from a gunshot wound Thursday has died, according to the Topeka Police Dept.

The name of the victim has not been released.

Witnesses told TPD the shooter was in a blue sedan, which left in an unknown direction.

Officers were en route to another report of shots fired at another location when they received the call about the shooting. The earlier report, which came around 3:40 p.m., placed the gunshots in the area of SE Fremont St. and SE Irvingham St., near where a 16-year-old girl

earlier this week.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is strongly encouraged to contact the Topeka Police Criminal Investigation Bureau at (785) 368-9400 or Shawnee County Crime Stoppers at (785) 234-0007. You can also make anonymous tips online at

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