SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting and have a suspect in custody.
Just after 7:30p.m. on September 1, police were dispatched to the 1300 Block of SW Huntoon Street in Topeka in reference to a shooting that had just occurred, according to Lt. Edward Stanley.
Officers arrived and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries.
Thanks to citizen tips on Crime Stoppers, the photos of the suspect were identified as Adofo-Julius Smith, 19, of Topeka. On Friday, police located Smith, also due to a Crime Stopper tip, and arrested him, according to Lt. Stanley.
Smith is being held in the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Aggravated Battery, Criminal Possession of a firearm, Unlawful Discharge of a weapon and interference with a Law Enforcement Officer.