Second arrest made in fifth Topeka homicide

Alyssa Storm
·2 min read

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka police have arrested another individual relating to the fifth homicide of 2024 in Topeka.

Topeka police have made another arrest after investigating a shooting in the 3700 block of SW Park South Ct. According to a release from the Topeka Police Department (TPD), after the investigation, Lolita Bradford, 25, of Topeka was taken to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for the following charges:

  • Conspiracy to commit, murder in the first degree; intentional and premeditated

  • Conspiracy to commit, aggravated burglary; dwelling for felony, theft, domestic violence, or sexually motivated crime

  • Conspiracy to commit, theft >$1,500 <$25,000 from building

Police have also arrested Kavshun J. Boykin, 26, of Topeka was arrested on the following charges:

  • Murder in the first degree; intentional and premeditated

  • Aggravated burglary; dwelling for felony, theft, domestic violent, or sexually motivated crime

  • Theft >$1,500 <$25,000 from building

Just after 8 a.m. April 19, Topeka police responded to a reported shooting in the 3700 block of Southwest Park South Ct. When officers arrived, they found one individual suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound who was later pronounced dead by medical personnel. TPD is investigating this incident as the fifth homicide of 2024 in the Capital City.

The deceased has been identified as Cody P. Cooper, 22, of Topeka.

If you have any information regarding this shooting, send an email to TPD at telltpd@topeka.org or call 785-368-9400. You can make anonymous tips to Shawnee County Crime Stoppers by calling 785-234-0007 or by clicking here.

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