TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Police are investigating the overnight shooting death of person near Freedom Valley Park in east Topeka.
Police were called to the area around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday for a 911 call reporting gunshots, according to a news release from police. Arriving officers found a person suffering from critical injuries who was pronounced dead at the scene.
In an update Wednesday morning, police identified the victim as Mark Edwards, 37, of Topeka, after his family members had been informed of his death.
No arrests had been reported by Wednesday morning, and police were asking the public for any information on the fatal shooting.
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