Topeka man arrested after juvenile critically injured in shooting
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Police have arrested a local man in connection to a recent shooting that left a juvenile in critical condition at a Topeka hospital.
Edward Stanley with the Topeka Police Department (TPD) announced in a press release that police have arrested a 24-year-old Topeka man in connection to a shooting reported on Friday, Jan. 24. He was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on four counts of aggravated endangering a child.
Police were called around 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 24 to the 1000 block of Southeast Locust Street where a shooting had occurred. Law enforcement learned of the shooting after a juvenile gunshot victim was brought to a local hospital for treatment.
The TPD reported the gunshot victim was in critical, but stable, condition following the shooting. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to email telltpd@topeka.org or contact the Topeka Police Criminal Investigation Bureau at 785-368-9400. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Shawnee County Crime Stoppers at 785-234-0007 or by clicking here.
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