19 May 2023
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Law enforcement have released additional information related to a weekend shooting at a South Topeka bar that left one person with critical injuries.
The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office (SNSO) took to social media to announce a summary of what happened at Victoria’s Bar this past weekend.
Deputies were sent to the bar, located at 5011 Southwest Topeka Blvd., around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 14. Upon arrival, law enforcement found a 41-year-old man was in a fight in the parking lot with a group of people associated with the Hell’s Lovers Motorcycle Club. Several shots were allegedly fired at multiple vehicles.
A vehicle that was arriving at the bar to pick up an employee was also shot. The driver was hit multiple times, according to the SNSO. The driver fled the scene and the vehicle was found a short time later in the 4500 block of Southwest Topeka Blvd. The driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment and later released.
Additionally, the SNSO said a separate individual was not inside the bar and not involved in the original fight. He was sitting in his vehicle across the street from the bar when the shooting started. The man allegedly exited his vehicle with a gun and began shooting at the vehicle that was later found in the 4500 block of Southwest Topeka Blvd. This individual was also taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal discharge of a firearm.
In total, the SNSO arrested seven people in connection to the shooting at Victoria’s Bar. The incident is under investigation. Arrests include:
28-year-old
Aggravated assault
Criminal possession of a weapon
Criminal discharge of a firearm
26-year-old
Possession of marijuana
Possession of drug paraphernalia
42-year-old
Aggravated assault
Criminal discharge of a firearm
49-year-old
Booked on an arrest warrant
30-year-old
Criminal discharge of a firearm
39-year-old
Criminal discharge of a firearm
Aggravated assault
Interference with law enforcement
41-year-old
Booked on a felony arrest warrant
Anyone with information about what happened is asked to call Det. John Culver at 785-251-2534.