Police investigate 'suspicious death' in SE Topeka

TOEPKA (KSNT) - Topeka police are investigating a "suspicious death" in southeast Topeka.

According to the Topeka Police Department (TPD), around 3:12 p.m. Aug. 5, officers responded to the 2400 block of Southeast Bellview Avenue in reference to a shooting. Once Topeka police arrived, they found one person suffering from a gunshot wound. The individual was pronounced dead at the scene.

Topeka police are investigating this incident as a "suspicious death".

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. You can also make anonymous tips online at www.p3tips.com/128.

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