Apr 19, 2023

Police ID victim in Kansas homicide investigation

Posted Apr 19, 2023 1:00 PM
Police on the scene of the investigation Monday evening-Photo by Phil Anderson courtesy WIBW TV
Police on the scene of the investigation Monday evening-Photo by Phil Anderson courtesy WIBW TV

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal shooting have identified the victim as 33-year-old Sherman Coleman Jr, of Topeka.

Just after 6:30p.m. Monday, police were dispatched to a report of gunshots in the 2300 block of SE Bellview Avenue in Topeka, according to Police Lt. Edward Stanley.

First responders found an Coleman, Jr. suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he died.

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