By Associated Press - Saturday, October 5, 2019

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Police in Topeka have identified a man killed in an overnight shooting.

Topeka police say in a news release that officers were called to a northeast Topeka neighborhood around 2 a.m. Saturday for a report of gunshots. Arriving officers found a man, later identified as 45-year-old Teddy Kleiner of Topeka, suffering from several gunshot wounds. Kleiner was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

No arrests had been reported by early Saturday afternoon, and police asked anyone with information to contact CrimeStoppers..



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