SHAWNEE COUNTY Law enforcement authorities in Shawnee County are investigating a fatal shooting.
Just after 2 a.m. on Saturday first responders were dispatched to Southwest 34th and Gage in Topeka for a one-vehicle accident. Police found a Kia Optima had hit a building, according to a media release.
The driver, the only occupant of the vehicle, was unresponsive. Emergency medical staff determined he had suffered a gunshot wound. The man was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The name of the victim has not been released. The case is being investigated as a homicide, according to police.
Authorities asked that anyone with information on the incident to contact police.