Sep 14, 2021

Police capture Kan. felon wanted for weekend shooting

Posted Sep 14, 2021 9:00 PM
Price has previous felony convictions for domestic battery and for drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections- photo Topeka Police
Price has previous felony convictions for domestic battery and for drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections- photo Topeka Police

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities  investigating a Sunday night shooting have located and arrested a suspect after asking the public for help to locate him.

Just after 7 p.m. Sunday police responded to the 1900 block of NE Jefferson Street in Topeka on a report of a shooting involving known individuals, according to police department spokesperson Gretchen Spiker.

The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries in the incident and was treated at a local hospital.

Throughout the course of the investigation, 35-year-old Nicholas D. Price was identified as a person of interest in this incident.  Police arrested Price Tuesday, according to Spiker.