Aug 08, 2025

Police ID 42-year-old Kansas homicide victim

Posted Aug 08, 2025 4:55 PM
Photo by Cole Hermesch courtesy WIBW TV
Photo by Cole Hermesch courtesy WIBW TV

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement  investigating a homicide in Topeka have identified the victim as 42-year-old Drew Davis, according to Topeka Police Lt. Ronnie Connell.

Just after 11:15 p.m., Wednesday, police responded to a shooting in the 100 block of NW Kendall Avenue in Topeka.  As officers arrived in the area, they located Davis suffering from life-threatening injuries. While on the scene, medical personnel pronounced him deceased. 

This is the city’s 14th homicide investigation of 2025.