By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 27, 2016

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Authorities say a man has been fatally shot in a Topeka alley just west of downtown.

Police say officers found 28-year-old Matthew Lamont Gladney, of Topeka, wounded late Monday while responding to a report that two people were exchanging gunfire.

Gladney was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.



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