
SHAWNEE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting and have identified the victim as 42-year-old Michael Stringfield of Topeka, according to police department spokesperson Gretchen Spiker.
Just before 11:30 p.m. Monday, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center started receiving calls about gunshots in the area of the 3700 block of SW Plaza Drive in Topeka, according to Police LT. Matt Danielson.
Officers arrived and located Stringfield in a parking lot suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Police used a K9 to track suspects from that location and found three individuals. They were apprehended and transported to the Law Enforcement Center for interviews. Those three individuals have since been released, according Spiker.