TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A 29-year-old man is jailed and accused of first-degree murder and robbery in connection with a weekend shooting in Topeka, Kansas.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Kristoffer Lee Klesath of Topeka was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the Saturday shooting death of 34-year-old Darton A. Fields II of Topeka. No bond has been set and it isn’t immediately clear if Klesath has an attorney.
Fields was killed near a liquor store. Bystanders tried unsuccessfully to save him. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Topeka has recorded four homicides this year.
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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, http://www.cjonline.com
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