By Associated Press - Sunday, May 25, 2014

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - One person is dead and another is in custody following an early-morning shooting south of downtown Topeka.

Police say the victim was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle following the shooting around 1:40 a.m. Sunday. The person was pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m.

A 30-year-old man was arrested Sunday afternoon on suspicion of first-degree murder.



No details about the victim were released.

Police Lt. Jana Harden told The Topeka Capital-Journal (https://bit.ly/1nnLAbz ) that a car accident was associated with the shooting. Nobody was hurt in the collision.

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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, https://www.cjonline.com

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