SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement invesstigating a deadly shooting in Topeka announced an arrest.
Just after 12:05 a.m. August 23, police responded to reports of a shooting in the 2300 block of SE 23rd Street in Topeka, according to Topeka Police LT Kerry Connell.
First responders found an unresponsive subject, later idenfitied as Joshua A. Stockman, 18, Topeka., who was pronounced deceased at the scene.
On Saturday, police reported the arrest of 23-year-old Erwin Tyrone Lockridge Jr., 23, Topeka. He was transported to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections and is being held on requested charges of murder in the first degree, intentional and premeditated, Criminal discharge of a firearm, recklessly at an occupied dwelling
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to email telltpd@topeka.org
or contact the Topeka Police Criminal Investigation Bureau at 785-368-9400. Anonymous tips can
be made by calling Shawnee County Crime Stoppers at 785-234-0007. You can also make