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Police: 2 more arrested after Kan. man in crash dies from gunshot wound

Laeli- photo Shawnee County
Laeli- photo Shawnee County

SHAWNEE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Shawnee County have arrested two additional suspects in the shooting death of a driver who crashed into a Topeka apartment building on Saturday.

Police arrested David Laeli Jr, 35, Topeka and Joseph Gerard Cooney and booked them into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for First Degree Murder, according to a media release.

On Monday, Shane Seibert, 24, was booked into jail on suspicion of first-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm by a felon.

First responders found the driver, Xavier McCullough, 28, Topeka, unresponsive early Saturday after report of a one-vehicle crash into a building.

McCullough, the only occupant of the vehicle was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to a media release.

Gerard- photo Shawnee Co
Gerard- photo Shawnee Co

Police said the victim and suspect knew each other and had a dispute before the crash. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward.

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