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TOPEKA, Kan. — Two people were found dead late Friday night in a Topeka shooting on the 900 block of SW Lincoln Avenue, prompting a homicide investigation by the Topeka Police Department. Officers responded around 11:55 p.m. after multiple reports of gunshots and discovered both victims deceased at the scene. City records 19th and 20th homicides of the year.
Topeka shooting
Officers were dispatched at approximately 11:55 p.m. on December 19 to this Topeka shooting after several callers reported gunshots in the area. Early radio traffic indicated that a woman was seen lying on the ground and was unresponsive. Additional transmissions referenced “more gunshots” and two individuals down at the scene.
When officers arrived, they located two victims — one male and one female — both deceased.
Police said Saturday that they believe all individuals involved in the Topeka shooting have been accounted for and that there is no ongoing threat to the public. No further details about the Topeka shooting victims or the circumstances leading up to the shooting have been released.
Usually when police say this it is an indicator that one of the victims was the shooter and also took their own life. But it is unknown exactly what transpired at this point.
At shortly after 2:00 AM, the Police called for the county coroner to come to the scene, presumably to take the victims to the morgue.
The investigation remains active.
This might be the 19th and 20th homicides so far this year.
Topeka Homicide Trends
Homicides in Topeka by Year
- 2023: 35 homicides (deadliest year on record)
- 2024: 21 homicides
- 2025: 18 homicides so far
2025 Timeline (Based on Reported Cases)
- April: 5th homicide reported
- Mid‑year: 11th homicide reported
- Aug. 14: 15th homicide reported
- Later in 2025: 18th homicide reported
2024 Monthly Pattern
- Jan–Jun: 8 homicides
- Jul–Dec: 13 homicides
Key Takeaways
See full Topeka police coveragePolice continue to emphasize community reporting and anonymous tip options.
After a sharp decline from 2023 to 2024, 2025 is trending higher than 2024 at the same point in the year.
Homicides in 2025 have occurred steadily throughout the year, rather than clustering in one season.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Topeka Police Criminal Investigation Bureau at 785‑368‑9400 or email telltpd@topeka.org. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Shawnee County Crime Stoppers at 785‑234‑0007 or online at www.p3tips.com/128..
Authorities emphasized that all persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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Topeka shooting Homicide Statistics (2023–2025)
2025
- KSNT News – Topeka police investigate 14th homicide of the year (www.ksnt.com/news/crime/tpd-investigate-14th-homicide-of-the-year)
- MSN – Police investigating Topeka’s 11th homicide of 2025 (www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-investigate-topeka-s-11th-homicide-of-2025-after-monday-shooting/ar-AA1IYLMb)
- Topeka Capital-Journal – Person shot in southeast TopekaTopeka shooting is city’s 15th homicide victim in 2025 (www.cjonline.com/story/news/crime/2025/08/14/person-shot-in-southeast-topeka-is-citys-15th-homicide-victim-in-2025/85665978007)
- KSNT News – Topeka police release details on city’s 5th homicide of 2025 (www.ksnt.com/news/crime/topeka-police-release-details-on-citys-5th-homicide-of-2025)
- MSN – Teen identified as Topeka’s 18th homicide victim of 2025 (www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/teen-identified-as-topeka-s-18th-homicide-victim-of-2025/ar-AA1RzA5g)
2024
- KSNT News – Topeka police share stats on homicides, crime in 2024 (www.ksnt.com/news/crime/topeka-police-share-stats-on-homicides-crime-in-2024)
- Topeka Capital-Journal – Topeka saw 21 homicides in 2024. Where each case stands in court (www.cjonline.com/story/news/crime/2025/01/06/topeka-saw-21-homicides-in-2024-where-each-case-stands-in-court/77233921007)
- Kansas Bureau of Investigation – 2024 Crime Statistics (www.kansas.gov/kbi/stats/stats_crime2024.shtml)
- MSN – Topeka records 21 homicides as 2024 draws to a close (www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/topeka-records-21-homicides-as-2024-draws-to-a-close-officials-say/ar-AA1wIlsJ)
- Our Community Now – Topeka records 21 homicides as 2024 draws to a close (www.ourcommunitynow.com/P/topeka-records-21-homicides-as-2024-draws-to-a-close)
2023
- KSNT News – Homicide Tracker: A look at Topeka’s 2023 killings (www.ksnt.com/news/crime/homicide-tracker-a-look-at-topekas-2023-killings)
- Topeka Capital-Journal – New Kansas crime statistics show murders increased in Topeka in 2023 (www.cjonline.com/story/news/crime/2024/07/11/new-kansas-crime-statistics-show-murders-increased-in-topeka-in-2023/74358384007)
- City-Data – Crime in Topeka, Kansas (KS): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults… (www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Topeka-Kansas.html)
- Kansas Bureau of Investigation – 2023 Crime Statistics (www.kansas.gov/kbi/stats/stats_crime.shtml)
- Ranson Financial – Topeka ahead of nation’s ‘murder capital’ with per capita homicide count (www.ransonfinancial.com/2023/10/18/topeka-ahead-of-nations-murder-capital-with-per-capita-homicide-count)
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