30 June 2023
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A teenager is in police custody accused of murder.
According the the Topeka Police Department, officers arrested a 17-year-old boy for a murder from March 14. His name has not been released.
The teen is being held on the following charges:
Murder in the 1st degree
Distribution of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school
Use of a communication facility in commission of a felony drug violation
Khristopher A. L. Brown, 19, of Topeka was killed in a hit-and-run incident Topeka Police responded to on March 14. Topeka police were called at 7:53 p.m. to the 1300 block of Southeast 8th St. after receiving a report of a hit-and-run. Officers found a man, later identified as Brown, at the scene suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police investigators say community input was crucial in identifying the suspect.