Aug 28, 2021

19-year-old charged in Kansas motel killing

Posted Aug 28, 2021 10:00 PM
Police on the scene of the shooting investigation photo courtesy WIBW TV
Police on the scene of the shooting investigation photo courtesy WIBW TV

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a man at a motel.

WIBW-TV reports that Isaiah Quin Dale Krainbill was charged Friday in the death of 37-year-old James Epps Jr. Epps was killed Tuesday at a Travelers Inn in Topeka.

Krainbill-photo Shawnee County
Krainbill-photo Shawnee County

He had been shot in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say Krainbill was immediately identified as a suspect. He was arrested a short time later. Krainbill is jailed on $1 million bond. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney.