At around 11:35 pm Dec 4, gunshots rang out in the area of 20th and Tara ave. Gunfire was also reported at various points between 20th and 37th Burlingame and Topeka BLVD. Three Injured In Topeka Shooting.
Police responding to the scene found two men suffering from serious gunshot wounds and performed first aid measures and called for AMR ambulances.
Witnesses reported a Red Pickup Truck driving in the area, and police were reportedly looking for that vehicle. In the meantime police learned that there might be a third victim, and a short time later a 3rd male was located in the area of 20th and Plass. All three victims were transported to area hospitals and there is no word on their condition, or identities. (Any red truck or vehicle being investigated in unconfirmed at this time.)
The cause or what lead up to the shooting is unknown at this time. Three Injured In Topeka Shooting. This triple shooting comes just two weeks after a triple shooting left 2 dead at a McDonalds in west Topeka and a 16 year old was shot and killed at 37th and Adams.
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DYSTOPOLICE: Cop Watch — Cases, Patterns & Receipts
This article is part of an ongoing Dystopeka investigation tracking policing patterns, misconduct, narrative control, and systemic failures across Topeka and beyond.
Below is a connected archive of documented incidents, reporting, and analysis:
- Topeka Police Report 2025: Crime Down, Surveillance Up
- 2023 Kansas Crime Index
- Topeka McDonald’s Shooting on SW Gage Blvd
- Three Injured in Topeka Shooting Incident
- Attempted Murder Labeled as Aggravated Battery (Again)
- Reclassification of Shooting Incidents
- Media & Police Narrative Adjustments
- Narcotics Search Warrant Execution
- Search Warrant Results & Impact
- Burglary & Auto Theft Arrest
- Selective Enforcement Case
- Use-of-Force Incident Contradicting Official Narrative
- Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against TPD
- Failure to Report Hate Crime Data
- Public Dependency Messaging
- Failure to Disclose Officer Charges
- Officer Misconduct & Preferential Treatment
- Selective Enforcement in Abuse Cases
- Institutional Failure Case
- History of Scandals & Corruption in TPD
- Copaganda & Narrative Control
- Narrative Management & Cover-Ups
- Wrongful Convictions Explained
- Axon AI & Surveillance Expansion
- Kansas Law Enforcement Abuse Case
- Press Freedom & Police Power Case
- Additional Case Archive
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